Actually, if Pearl Harbor Day were recognized in Japan, it would be done on December 8 due to the International Date Line. Your point, however, is well made as I doubt there are any Americans going over there to remind them of their heinous behavior in that period - - Nanking, Pearl Harbor, Bataan, etc.
The atomic bomb is a very destructive weapon, no question. But, for those who criticize our use of the bomb in WW II, I just can’t get past the fact that Japan started that war. We didn’t start that war, but we did finish it. The death toll is sad, but by ending the war so promptly, the use of the bomb probably saved lives on both sides at the end of the war.
It was the ultimate shock and awe weapon back in 1945.
People who blame us for using the atomic bomb tend to be the same people who blame America first for all of the problems in the world.
Quite some stories to tell.
They did not speak English so I could get the eyewitness stuff from them in Japanese. I also have had some very interesting talks with guys who were in Honolulu when Imperials attacked on 7 December.
These folks wont be around for much longer--it is interesting to hear their first hand stories while they are alive and can tell them.