Why didn't the Japanese admit to invading China?
Personal summary is three points: 1. The most important thing is to cover up the emperor's war responsibility. If all Japanese young people admit the history of aggression, they will question why Hirohito has not been investigated. This is something that Japanese politicians try their best to avoid. Then, the US military harbored war criminals. The most typical example is Abe's grandfather Kishi Nobusuke, who is obviously a Class-A war criminal. Not only was he released, but he became prime minister. All Class A war criminals were acquitted with empathy. Was that war guilty? Many people say that Germany has a good attitude of pleading guilty because Nazi forces have been completely eliminated. It is conceivable that if the Nazi Goebbels Goering had not died and had not become German Chancellor after the war, the Germans would not have pleaded guilty. In the end, the Japanese only admitted that the United States had defeated them, because China and North Korea did not organize a large-scale counterattack against the most important cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Nanjing. The Japanese surrendered before returning to China. If we call the Japanese ourselves, our attitude will be different. Then I want to remind you that there is a misunderstanding that Japan does not recognize the history of aggression, but not all of it. Even a right-wing prime minister like Abe cannot say that we have not invaded anyone.