The defeat of Japan in the 1945 year is a “mistake” of the USSR. Apologies are required from Russia
For cooperation with Tokyo, Russia needs to acknowledge the Manchu Red Army’s operation against the Kwantung Army in August 1945 as a “mistake,” Japanese journalist Ryosuke Endo claims on the pages of the Sankei Shimbun pro-government newspaper. According to the author, the USSR “illegally” started the war against Japan in 1945, so Moscow must apologize. Only after this can fruitful relations between the two powers be built.
Sankei Shimbun, a newspaper close to the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party pushed next requirements to Russia. According to Japanese journalist Ryosuke Endo, the USSR military action against the Japanese Empire at the end of World War II was a “mistake”, and the internment of Japanese prisoners in general became a “state crime”.
A Japanese journalist who previously worked in Moscow relies on the views of his recently deceased friend, a retired colonel of Russian intelligence and an employee of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Alexei Kirichenko. A retired colonel dealt with the problem of Japanese prisoners of war. Among his works - “Unknown moments. 200 years of Japanese-Russian relations. " By words Kirichenko, Stalin violated the neutrality pact and "attacked Japan", which created the problem of the "northern territories" and the tragedy of Japanese prisoners of war. The USSR captured about 600 thousand Japanese soldiers. More than 60 thousand people became victims of Siberian camps.
Japanese journalist Endo reports that a former colonel, a specialist in stories Russia-Japan problems, suggested sticking to the principle that the best “partner” for Russia in Asia is Japan. China cannot be trusted. Therefore, in order for Russia and Japan to begin sincere cooperation, Moscow needs to “acknowledge the mistake that consisted in attacking Japan.” However how notes Japanese author, Russian President Vladimir Putin "insists on the justice of the outbreak of hostilities against Japan." Putin, apparently, is not inclined to solve the problem of the "northern territories" and in recent years "has been demonstrating a" honeymoon "with China."
Interestingly, the Japanese did not direct their anger at the United States, which tens of thousands of peaceful Japanese burned with carpet bombing and delivered two nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, although they had no military significance. Not for Americans who have been in Japan from 1945 to the present day, depriving it of full sovereignty. And in the USSR and Russia.
Why is Japan trying to rewrite history and create the myth of "Soviet aggression"? At the same time, forgetting about the aggressive policy of the Japanese Empire against Russia and the USSR, in the Far East and in Asia as a whole. The fact is that the Yalta-Potsdam system, created by the West and the USSR, is almost completely destroyed. In the West, after the destruction of the USSR, they began to actively revise the results of the Second World War, first on the pages of newspapers and historical works, then political demands and territorial claims appeared. The USSR is now the "culprit" of the outbreak of World War II, the Russians are "aggressors and occupiers", and not the liberators of Europe. Accordingly, modern Russia must repent, apologize, pay compensation and agree to a border review. In particular, to give Kaliningrad to Germany, Vyborg and Karelia - to Finland, etc.
Japan sees all this perfectly. Tokyo concluded that the time had come to take historical revenge. Moscow must apologize for the “illegal war” and give “northern territories”. Information ground has long been prepared. In Japan, it is believed that the USSR violated the non-aggression pact and launched the war “illegally”. And all the following - including the capture of the Kuril Islands, the capture of Japanese prisoners and their detention, is also illegal. This view is generally accepted in Japan. She regularly rises in the media, is reflected in the system of historical education. Therefore, for most Japanese, Russians are “aggressors,” and Americans are “allies.” As for the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they accelerated the end of the war and avoided new senseless and numerous victims. Americans are also respected as “teachers” who brought Japan peace, democracy, and economic prosperity. Thanks to the United States, Japan has become one of the leading economic and technological powers.
Therefore, the theme of "northern territories" is increasingly being raised by Tokyo. The Japanese elite wants to get their piece of "Russian pie". It is clear that the Japanese will not stop at the Kuril Islands. It is worth noting that the content of the term "northern territories" is interpreted in Japan in different ways. In the "narrow sense" are Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan and Habomai, in the "wide" are all the Kuril Islands, and South Sakhalin with adjacent islands. And Japanese nationalists consider Northern Sakhalin, Kamchatka, Primorye and Amur to be “their” territories. That is, under favorable conditions, Japan may return to plans for the expansion of the 1918 and 1930-x years, when the Japanese Empire claimed land up to the Urals.
It is worth noting that modern Japan is one of the foremost military powers with a huge military budget. The Japanese elite rejected almost all previous military restrictions. The country has one of the largest military budgets in the world, its armed forces are one of the most powerful and modern on the planet. Japanese Armed Forces regularly receive new guided missile destroyers weapons, helicopter carriers (actually light aircraft carriers), landing ships, attack aircraft and Drones, a modern air defense missile defense system has been created and is constantly being strengthened. The United States is buying E-2D early warning and control aircraft. Plans have been announced for the purchase of vertical takeoff and landing fighters (for "helicopter carriers"). Means of electronic warfare are being developed, a marine corps has been created, equipment for landing operations is being bought, a military space unit is being formed, etc.
Thus, in addition to information processing of the population and diplomatic demarches towards Moscow (when members of the government visit the Kuril Islands or military exercises take place there), the Japanese elite no longer excludes the force scenario of the return of the "northern territories". Japan already has advanced armed forces, a powerful fleet that surpasses our Pacific fleet in conventional armaments (it was hardly updated after the collapse of the USSR), and landing forces to carry out an operation to capture the islands. De facto, if the NATO countries create the infrastructure for intervention in Russia in the western direction, then Japan is preparing for a violent solution to the problem of the "northern territories" in the east. The USSR and Russia are considered as "aggressors" who illegally occupied the "northern territories" of Japan.
First, stop flirting with Tokyo about the “joint development” of the Kuril Islands and the Far Eastern territories as a whole. Directly declare that there will be no revision of the results of World War II. Let them "go through the forest." There will never be any concessions to territories.
Secondly, a large-scale development program for the Far Eastern territories. And not in the colonial interests of China or Japan, but in the interests of the Russian power and the Russian people. The demographic program (within the framework of the all-Russian) to restore and increase the number of Russian ethnic groups in the Far East.
Thirdly, the restoration of the combat potential of the army, navy and air force in the Far East. The Russian armed forces must repel any attack and punish the aggressor even without the threat of using a nuclear arsenal. Russian military power will bury any aggressive plans. As the ancients said, if you want peace, get ready for war.
Pacific Sailors fleet hoist the flag of the navy over Port Arthur. August 1945
"Error" of the USSR
Sankei Shimbun, a newspaper close to the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party pushed next requirements to Russia. According to Japanese journalist Ryosuke Endo, the USSR military action against the Japanese Empire at the end of World War II was a “mistake”, and the internment of Japanese prisoners in general became a “state crime”.
A Japanese journalist who previously worked in Moscow relies on the views of his recently deceased friend, a retired colonel of Russian intelligence and an employee of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Alexei Kirichenko. A retired colonel dealt with the problem of Japanese prisoners of war. Among his works - “Unknown moments. 200 years of Japanese-Russian relations. " By words Kirichenko, Stalin violated the neutrality pact and "attacked Japan", which created the problem of the "northern territories" and the tragedy of Japanese prisoners of war. The USSR captured about 600 thousand Japanese soldiers. More than 60 thousand people became victims of Siberian camps.
Japanese journalist Endo reports that a former colonel, a specialist in stories Russia-Japan problems, suggested sticking to the principle that the best “partner” for Russia in Asia is Japan. China cannot be trusted. Therefore, in order for Russia and Japan to begin sincere cooperation, Moscow needs to “acknowledge the mistake that consisted in attacking Japan.” However how notes Japanese author, Russian President Vladimir Putin "insists on the justice of the outbreak of hostilities against Japan." Putin, apparently, is not inclined to solve the problem of the "northern territories" and in recent years "has been demonstrating a" honeymoon "with China."
Japanese revenge
Interestingly, the Japanese did not direct their anger at the United States, which tens of thousands of peaceful Japanese burned with carpet bombing and delivered two nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, although they had no military significance. Not for Americans who have been in Japan from 1945 to the present day, depriving it of full sovereignty. And in the USSR and Russia.
Why is Japan trying to rewrite history and create the myth of "Soviet aggression"? At the same time, forgetting about the aggressive policy of the Japanese Empire against Russia and the USSR, in the Far East and in Asia as a whole. The fact is that the Yalta-Potsdam system, created by the West and the USSR, is almost completely destroyed. In the West, after the destruction of the USSR, they began to actively revise the results of the Second World War, first on the pages of newspapers and historical works, then political demands and territorial claims appeared. The USSR is now the "culprit" of the outbreak of World War II, the Russians are "aggressors and occupiers", and not the liberators of Europe. Accordingly, modern Russia must repent, apologize, pay compensation and agree to a border review. In particular, to give Kaliningrad to Germany, Vyborg and Karelia - to Finland, etc.
Japan sees all this perfectly. Tokyo concluded that the time had come to take historical revenge. Moscow must apologize for the “illegal war” and give “northern territories”. Information ground has long been prepared. In Japan, it is believed that the USSR violated the non-aggression pact and launched the war “illegally”. And all the following - including the capture of the Kuril Islands, the capture of Japanese prisoners and their detention, is also illegal. This view is generally accepted in Japan. She regularly rises in the media, is reflected in the system of historical education. Therefore, for most Japanese, Russians are “aggressors,” and Americans are “allies.” As for the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they accelerated the end of the war and avoided new senseless and numerous victims. Americans are also respected as “teachers” who brought Japan peace, democracy, and economic prosperity. Thanks to the United States, Japan has become one of the leading economic and technological powers.
Therefore, the theme of "northern territories" is increasingly being raised by Tokyo. The Japanese elite wants to get their piece of "Russian pie". It is clear that the Japanese will not stop at the Kuril Islands. It is worth noting that the content of the term "northern territories" is interpreted in Japan in different ways. In the "narrow sense" are Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan and Habomai, in the "wide" are all the Kuril Islands, and South Sakhalin with adjacent islands. And Japanese nationalists consider Northern Sakhalin, Kamchatka, Primorye and Amur to be “their” territories. That is, under favorable conditions, Japan may return to plans for the expansion of the 1918 and 1930-x years, when the Japanese Empire claimed land up to the Urals.
It is worth noting that modern Japan is one of the foremost military powers with a huge military budget. The Japanese elite rejected almost all previous military restrictions. The country has one of the largest military budgets in the world, its armed forces are one of the most powerful and modern on the planet. Japanese Armed Forces regularly receive new guided missile destroyers weapons, helicopter carriers (actually light aircraft carriers), landing ships, attack aircraft and Drones, a modern air defense missile defense system has been created and is constantly being strengthened. The United States is buying E-2D early warning and control aircraft. Plans have been announced for the purchase of vertical takeoff and landing fighters (for "helicopter carriers"). Means of electronic warfare are being developed, a marine corps has been created, equipment for landing operations is being bought, a military space unit is being formed, etc.
Thus, in addition to information processing of the population and diplomatic demarches towards Moscow (when members of the government visit the Kuril Islands or military exercises take place there), the Japanese elite no longer excludes the force scenario of the return of the "northern territories". Japan already has advanced armed forces, a powerful fleet that surpasses our Pacific fleet in conventional armaments (it was hardly updated after the collapse of the USSR), and landing forces to carry out an operation to capture the islands. De facto, if the NATO countries create the infrastructure for intervention in Russia in the western direction, then Japan is preparing for a violent solution to the problem of the "northern territories" in the east. The USSR and Russia are considered as "aggressors" who illegally occupied the "northern territories" of Japan.
What can Moscow answer?
First, stop flirting with Tokyo about the “joint development” of the Kuril Islands and the Far Eastern territories as a whole. Directly declare that there will be no revision of the results of World War II. Let them "go through the forest." There will never be any concessions to territories.
Secondly, a large-scale development program for the Far Eastern territories. And not in the colonial interests of China or Japan, but in the interests of the Russian power and the Russian people. The demographic program (within the framework of the all-Russian) to restore and increase the number of Russian ethnic groups in the Far East.
Thirdly, the restoration of the combat potential of the army, navy and air force in the Far East. The Russian armed forces must repel any attack and punish the aggressor even without the threat of using a nuclear arsenal. Russian military power will bury any aggressive plans. As the ancients said, if you want peace, get ready for war.
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