There in no shame involved. We must get it off our chests. Now the French are planning an explosion in the Pacific. It is good, that the Japanese government has spoken up. But the people need to organize a boycott of French goods and Chinese goods.
Japanese corporations continue to do business with French and Chinese companies and the governments.
I am sorry that it was necessary to Use the A-bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The U.S. was given no choice. My uncle was at Pearl and Midway. My Father was at Guadalcanal and later at New Guinea. He saw enough horror in the war that it messed him up for the rest of his life.