Japanese War Crimes

Hey, I´m João and along with Lucas, we´ll discuss about Japanese war crimes . We´re from EAR and you ask us any questions and we´ll answer as much as I can.

Welcome to SALMUN delegates!
I am Jasmine, representing Pakistan with Gianna. Pakistan would like to know how you plan to deal with Japanese war crimes, and would also like a more detailed explanation on your topic if possible.
peace out =)

what does EAR mean?

It's the name of our school. Escola Americana de Recife.
And to Jasmine: Well, its not that Japan is committing war crimes, its that Japan hasn't done anything in regard to their war crimes (specifically 1910-1945). They haven't even said sorry. They broke a huuge amount of international laws and have committed various violations against human rights. and they havent even said sorry properly.

Salam fellow delegates!
Special welcome to the delegate of North Korea!!
First of all, isn't it contradicting that Japan is worried about North Korea's nuclear prgram because it is supposingly a threat, but at the same time does not recognize the threats Japan itslef has been doing to the International Comunity? Fellow delegate of North Korea, Afghanistan would like to express its support, hoping that same day this unjust treatment and accusations to North Korea will end. إله يبارك أنت

the only way some measures can be taken is if the crimes japan committed were to be considered crimes against humanities that is the only "category" of crimes that don´t expire. hasta la vista

Thank you for your support, fellow delegate of Afghanistan.
It is very contradicting and unfair that Japan is doing this.
It seems like there'll be heated debates and arguments at the simulation.
And yes, delegate of India, measures should be taken because Japan did commit crimes against humanity

we're not doing anything right now are we? the answer to that is no.
oh but North Korea is, you have produced nuclear weapons when you know that the majority of the asian caucus is completley against it.
so you want us to say sorry, what happened happend. a little apology isnt going to do anyone any good.

DPRK_LucasWagner wrote:

It's the name of our school. Escola Americana de Recife.
And to Jasmine: Well, its not that Japan is committing war crimes, its that Japan hasn't done anything in regard to their war crimes (specifically 1910-1945). They haven't even said sorry. They broke a huuge amount of international laws and have committed various violations against human rights. and they havent even said sorry properly.

could the delegate of North Korea tell me and the rest of the caucus the "huge amount of war crimes dealt by japan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes
That 11 page sucker explains a lot. Took me some days to read the whole thing haha.
to answer your question, the answer would be mostly under the 3rd section labeled ''The crimes''
here are the main topics under ''the crimes''

• mass killings

• human biological warfare experimentation

• use of chemical weapons

• preventable famine

• torture of POWs

• cannibalism

• forced labor

• comfort women

• looting

for any in depth information, read the site i gave you

the delegate of north korea should be aware that wikipedia is not a valuable source ;]

just so you know when doing future research!

so your going to use wikipedia against me, ill use it against you,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes#Official_apologies

read that. Japan violated no international law or treaties!

DPRK_LucasWagner wrote:

It's the name of our school. Escola Americana de Recife.
And to Jasmine: Well, its not that Japan is committing war crimes, its that Japan hasn't done anything in regard to their war crimes (specifically 1910-1945). They haven't even said sorry. They broke a huuge amount of international laws and have committed various violations against human rights. and they havent even said sorry properly.

to this statement i would like to add anthor quote from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi that states,

Quote :

In the past, Japan, through its colonial rule and aggression, caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries, particularly to those of Asian nations. Sincerely facing these facts of history, I once again express my feelings of deep remorse and heartfelt apology, and also express the feelings of mourning for all victims, both at home and abroad, in the war. I am determined not to allow the lessons of that horrible war to erode, and to contribute to the peace and prosperity of the world without ever again waging a war.

the link is http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2005/8/0815.html

Fellow delegate of China, I´m aware that Wikipedia is not a reliable source, but I wanted to remind you the large amount of references used in that article. (2 whole pages if you print it ;])

well delegate of North Korea, maybe so, their are many sources under wikipedia but somebody with an account can just go on and type anything they want without putting their source, thats why wikipedia is not realiable.

if there are tons on sources (2 full pages!!), then why don't you go to them instead?

Alright fellow delegates !
How much more time will we spend talking about Wikipedia? It is not a valid source therefore all delegates will avoid using it! Getting back to what matters, let’s all appreciate Japan's resentment in relation to the crimes committed, however that doesn’t change the fact that many died in their pains and cries. Men, women, children, were killed with bayonets, swords, bamboo sticks... their bodies sexually mutilated. They were murdered by the Japanese, in the beautiful ancient city of Nanjing, China. In that winter, at Nanjing, Japanese army massacred over 300,000 civilians and POWs, raped at least 20,000 women. On the other hand, North Korea has never done such a massacre. In complete contradiction, Japan still has the International Community’s admiration while North Korea is always seen as the threat. إله يبارك أنت

well chiara,
the japanese have formally apologized and no such massacre has been commited by Japan since.
but, i am curious as to what North Korea wants us to do about these war crimes for we cannot go back in time and change them.

the delegate of japan apologizes,
due to certain circumstances, i was on the delegate of venezulas login. please take the last post as what i said.

The delegate of India wants to clarify its position on Japanese War Crimes.

Historically, the Indian judge Radha Binod Pal was one of the 11 judges in the trial of the Japanese generals in WWII.

He advocated alone against the "Crime for Peace " and "Crime for Humanity " charges that were on the Japanese generals.
He judged that there was no group-conspiracy in japan and also judged A-class 25 japanese war criminals as innocent.
He absolutely NOT denied the massacre of Nanjing; only the charges being enforced on Japanese generals.

Here was his opinion about the Trial:

Quote :

The so called trial held according to the definition of crime now given by the victors obliterates the centuries of civilization which stretch between us and the summary slaying of the defeated in a war. A trial with law thus prescribed will only be a shame employment of legal process for the satisfaction of a thirst for revenge. It does not correspond to any idea of justice. Such a trial may justly create the feeling that the setting up of a tribunal like the present is much more a political than a legal affair, an essentially political objective having thus been cloaked by a juridical appearance. Formalized vengeance can bring only an ephemeral satisfaction, with every probability of ultimate regret; but vindication of law through genuine legal process alone may contribute substantially to the re-establishment of order and decency in international relations.

Following Radha Binod Pal's opinion on the matter, the delegate of India believes that " there are few who in modern times assert the abstract rightfulness of a desire for vengeance."

http://homepage3.nifty.com/kadzuwo/history/Hall-content.htm

As said the delegate of Japan, "we cannot go back in time". But we can still question ourselves on the legitimacy of judging some, when EVERY sides committed atrocities during World War II.

Kim Jong Il's regime is responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. From 150,000 to 200,000 people are now being held in gulag-like prison camps where they suffer enslavement, torture, rape and near starvation.

One million people are estimated to have died in these camps, adding to the one to two million deaths from the famine caused by government failures in the 1990s.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/06/opinion/edkang.php

North Korea is the one committing and continuing to committ, on and on, several crimes against humanity.

adios