Japan should face up to past

Title
Japan should face up to past
Genre
Interview
TX Date
20 Aug 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:00:52
Description
Historian Dr John Charmley says just because Japan is now an important trading partner gives us no excuse for letting them avoid facing up to their past. Follows revelations in public records that the British government allowed Japanese WWII war criminals to be released in the fifties after pressure from the USA.
Contributors
John Charmley
Keywords
USA; UK; Great Britain; International relations; War crimes; Second World War (1939-1945); Japan; Prisoners of War; Official documents; Official publications

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LBC/IRN, "Japan should face up to past". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0006900516004 (Accessed 24 Apr 2025)