Kevin McLachlan comments

I still don't get why Japan refuse to follow Germany's example and just come clean. It has so much to gain by doing so, and nothing to lose.

Without wrestling in the Olympics, Japan can now expect to battle it out for 30th spot in the medal tally, against the likes of New Zealand, Vietnam, and North Korea.

Summary of this article: some expat Chinese in Japan praise Japan and criticise China. And Japanese media LOVES IT!!

@LostinNagoya: very biased anti-Korea comment. Korean companies expanded by benchmarking existing products and improving on them, and only now are they starting to show a bit of innovation. Same as Japanese companies benchmarking American/European products in the 60s and 70s, before becoming leaders in the 80s.

The more Japan tries to whitewash their past, the more ridiculous they look in the eyes of the international community. In the same week that German chancellor Merkel states that Germans have an everlasting responsibility for their war crimes (interesting how story never made it on here), Japan announces revisions of their history textbooks and apologetic statements.