during the incident commonly known as the "rape of nanking" in china, they tortured and murdered hundreds of thousands of chinese civilians. men, women, children, babies... all in a span of about two weeks or so. that rate is higher than the nazi's extermination of jews. they would take babies and little kids, throw them up in the air, and try to catch them on bayonets. if they found a pregnant woman they might slash her belly open, pull her unborn baby out and smash it right in front of the her. they'd tie women to beds for days and let any japanese soldier who wanted to come in and rape her - and thats just the beginning

they also used chinese civilians AND american POWs for medical tests using chemical agents and experimental drugs. they'd also "test the limits of human endurance and tolerance of pain" with various creative means of torture.

so i say this wholeheartedly:
Here's to the Atom Bomb

in taiwan, however, they were peaceful and kind to the people, probably due to different leadership in the different areas. they enforced things like japanese customs and language onto the people, but thats a crule thing. all of my grandparents can speak japanese better than chinese (mandarin), even tho they are chinese. they forced men to join the japanese army. several of my grandfather's brothers never came back after being sent to fight for the japanese.
but taiwan was the exception. nearly everywhere else they were extremely brutal and merciless. korea, philippines, and the rest of south-east asia...