Pearl Harbor day in Japan?
“To Japan, Pearl Harbor just another battle,” was the
headline of an article appearing on December 7th, 2014 in The Dallas
Morning News reprinted from the Tribune News Service, written by Albert Siegel.
The article in essence explores the circumstances that led
to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Mr.
Siegel does a fairly accurate job all though simplistic due to the brevity of
the article.
There are two aspects of the article causing concern, of
which one has to ask “why,” while the second is miss-leading, if not true.
In reference to December 7th, which is December 8th
in Japan Mr. Siegel wrote, “…….Dec. 8 Tokyo time, will pass largely unremarked
in Japan.” Huh? So?
What does the writer expect to happen in Japan on December 8th? Would he like to see the Japanese parade
chanting: “Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!” Or
perhaps: “Toro! Toro! Toro?” The article
would have been better served had the writer omitted that concern.
Further in the article appeared this in reference to the
Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan: “A
Mitsubishi A6M Zero Fighter, once the pride of Japan’s military, dominates the
lobby.” Apparently there must be two
Yasukuni Shrines in Tokyo, one for the general public and another one for the
writer Mr. Siegel.
There is no lobby to the Yasukuni Shrine. People stand in front which is outside in the
open, to pray and show respect. No Zero
there. There is the visitor’s center /
gift shop to the right, once again no Zero there. From the visitor’s center one can enter into
the Shrine to pray accompanied by a Shino priest. Guess what?
No Zero there.
Mr. Siegel has his buildings confused or the article was
written inadvertently causing a misconception.
The Zero does exist in the War Museum to the right of the visitor’s
center / gift shop. There in the War
Museum are implements of war, one of which is a Zero in the lobby.
This may seem like a minor correction; however it is an example
of sloppy journalism in pursuit of an agenda which infects the news media in
the United States.
“Yesterday December 7th, 1941 a date which would
live in infamy.” --- United States
President Franklin D. Roosevelt opening in a speech to the U.S. Congress on
December 8th, 1941 the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Video President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech to the U.S.
Congress on December 8, 1941:
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