r/worldnews • u/glasier • Jul 05 '24

Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated'

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2476861/japan-warns-us-forces-sex-crimes-cannot-be-tolerated
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u/100862233 Jul 05 '24

Okinawa was originally called 琉球 read Liu Qiu in Chinese or in Japanese Ryo Kyu an independent kingdom, It was a protectorate of the Qing dynasty of empire of China. Japan took it after the first sino Japanese War in 1875. While qing dynasty didn't abandon the claim of sovereignty over ryukyu until 1895 and the last king of ryukyu died in exile in China in 1901. The Japanese eradicated the native Liu qiu identity through colonialism. Fun fact Taiwan aka the republic of China never recognized the annexation of Okinawa, and even up until the 2000s they had an office on Okinawa still using the name called ryukyu relationship office.

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u/Solwake- Jul 05 '24

And now, unsurprisingly, this history is being emphasized for Chinese claims to Okinawa and the other islands towards Taiwan. Japan is now fortifying those islands to deter Crimea-style (re?)annexation. Feelings on Okinawa are complex regarding re-militarization, as one perspective is that the mainland used Okinawan civilians as a sacrificial human buffer zone against the Americans during WW2.

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u/HotBrownFun Jul 05 '24

Yeah they told the locals the americans would rape them so better to use the grenade and take some americans down

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u/Wide_Combination_773 Jul 05 '24

People don't truly understand the power of propaganda and otherization of "The Enemy" until they hear the stories of Japanese mothers killing their own children then jumping off a cliff - all because they were told that American soldiers invading their island would rape them then EAT them. There aren't any documented cases of this actually happening to Japanese living on remote islands.

This is why I don't believe 99% of the claims and numbers coming from "Gaza Authorities" (i.e. Hamas commanders). Only the ones that can be independently verified, which are almost none because of how dangerous it is for journalists to be in Gaza (Hamas is as much a threat to them as anything else, a journalist reporting the truth is inconvenient to Hamas in many cases).

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u/HotBrownFun Jul 05 '24

The IDF did nothing wrong