Chapter 36 Go to Japan to see the wise men and think about them (3)

From an architectural point of view, the Yasukuni Shrine is not very beautiful. The smaller the shrine in Japan, the more beautiful it is. It is too big, and the "torii gate" is too high. On August 15 of that year, Japan called it the "60th anniversary of the end of the war", and 200,000 people visited the Yasukuni Shrine, setting a historical record.The next day's "Yomiuri Shimbun" headlined "Departure in the 61st Year". The article said, why are there so many people visiting this shrine?Because of the criticism from China and South Korea, especially the Chinese anti-Japanese wave, the Japanese have a rebellious mentality.An 84-year-old veteran from Fukuoka Prefecture said in the report that China and South Korea's criticism is interference in Japan's internal affairs.

We also went to the Yasukuni Shrine that day, surrounded by crowds of people, and our ears were filled with shouts from loudspeakers, all of which were "right-wing" demands such as "normalization of the country" and "visiting worship is an internal affair."Among the speakers was Taiwan's Kim Mei-ling.My impression is that the pronunciation of Japanese is relatively monotonous, and it makes people irritated when shouting. Professor Tadashi Murata said that there is no need to care too much about those right-wingers. Their activities are actually professional, and they are nothing more than working for money.I got an impression: Both China and Japan have populism, but neither is a dominant force, it just looks more exciting.

"Yomiuri Shimbun" has a comment: Returning to militarism is unthinkable.This is the voice of reason.The Japanese people's attitude towards history is not "sincere" enough, but the Japanese people are absolutely unwilling to fight again, and the two go hand in hand.World War II was a nightmare for China, as it was for Japan. In Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we visited the Atomic Bomb Memorial and found out that being hit by an atomic bomb was truly hellish.The survivors described what they saw and heard, which can be summarized as follows: They were in the chimney of a fire rising 40 kilometers wide.Colleague Lu Rong interviewed the mayor of Nagasaki and asked, some people say that the atomic bomb is God’s punishment for Japan, what do you think?The mayor of Nagasaki was very angry.

I think Lu Rong's question is natural, and it is natural for the mayor to be angry. The word "punishment" does incite anger. When Japan invaded China, one of the slogans was "Punishment with violence", which means that the tyrannical China should be punished.This statement is not only arrogant, but also mean.There is also a military song in Japan called "Conquer the Unrighteous for the Heaven", which should arouse the anger of civilized people when talking about "the sky". Don't do to others what you don't want done to you, it's common sense.The Chinese and Japanese public, at least among individuals, should treat each other with this fairness.

When I left Japan, I felt that it was a good thing the war was over.It is a pity that ordinary Japanese people are sentimental and have a beautiful heart, and they were burnt by the atomic bomb.Generally speaking, ordinary Chinese people are honest and kind. They have never provoked or provoked anyone, and they should never be killed by bayonets.Think of the Chongqing bombing, the Nanjing massacre, the Tokyo fire, and the battle for Saipan, and you will enter those darkest moments in history and feel hopeless about human life. Fortunately, there are some people in every country who abide by the norms of modern civilization, are rational and willing.I think Lien Chan's suggestion for cross-strait relations is also suitable for China and Japan: to accumulate goodwill.Besides, why are you always staring at other countries?I think what Chinese people need most is to do their own things well.