As I've stated before in another answer, it's complex and involved a lot of geopolitics, militarism, and propaganda. read more
Anyways, Hirohito wasn't hanged because he wasn't as evil as some other people, nor could they if the US hoped to establish a solid hold in Asia, through the use of Japan as its main flagship (making it more valuable as a military partner than administering it as a colony/territory or protectorate). read more
Crimes Against Women Photo: A young Chinese girl raped and murdered by Japanese soldiers Beginning in 1931 or 1932 and continuing throughout the duration of the Asian/Pacific wars, the Japanese Government instituted a system of sexual slavery throughout the territories it occupied.1 During that time, women were recruited by force, coercion, or deception into sexual slavery for the Japanese military. read more