Japanese netizens say denial of atomic bombings is a 'boomerang' from their own history distortion
大量"日本没被原子弹炸过"网贴出现 回旋镖砸向日本
Around the 81st anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, NHK reported a surge of online posts in Japan falsely claiming the atomic bombings never happened. The report traces the claims to a right-wing自媒体 (self-media) figure. Some Japanese commenters responded by linking this denialism to Japan's own long-standing revisionism on wartime atrocities, calling it a 'boomerang' effect. The article also highlights Russian criticism of Prime Minister Takaichi for omitting mention of the US role in the bombings during a memorial speech.
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The piece, sourced from Global Times, frames the incident as a self-inflicted wound for Japan. It uses the metaphor of a 'boomerang' (回旋镖) to argue that Japan's denial of its own wartime crimes—specifically citing the…
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