Opinion | Will Japan’s habit of rewriting its history affect its future?

Japan is working hard at forgetting. Its prime minister, Shinzo Abe, suggests in code-talk that Japan was the victim of World War II — no war criminals at all, thank you — and its influential conservative press, with a wink from the government, is determined to whitewash the country's use of sex slaves during the war. This sort of thing can be catching. Maybe others will forget why they consider J

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まあ、都合のいいように、というか気分良いように歴史を描き直そうとするのは日本だけじゃないというのは一旦置いとくとして、こういう評判が広まっていくのが保守派の望みなのか？