Since then, I have learned more about how the Japanese attacked Hong Kong, how the people starved, and how they killed so many innocent people here. I went to Japanese book stores in Causeway Bay to learn more. There are about 30,000 Japanese people living in Hong Kong, so I thought the shops there would have books about the history of the Hong Kong occupation. But there were only a few books on war. Instead, there were many books on business and investment in China and Asian countries, and travelling in Asia.
Some Japanese people are concerned about the sufferings of Asian people.
Many books have been written about how people suffered in the Japanese attack, and many Japanese people support the demands for compensation. But their work is still a minority voice in Japan, and I'm afraid most Japanese still remember the bombings of their homeland and feel they were the victims of the war. The 50th anniversary should not end anything. This is the time to begin again to learn history. There are thousands of people who cannot rest in peace because Japan hasn't apologized for nor compensated what she had done to the people of the Asian countries.