Editing Genocide denial (section)

=== Japan ===
{{See also|Nanjing Massacre denial}}
In Japan, interpretation of the [[Nanjing Massacre]] is reflected upon the notions of "pride, honor and shame". Takashi Yoshida describes the Japanese debate over the Nanjing Massacre as "crystalliz[ing] a much larger conflict over what should constitute the ideal perception of the nation: Japan, as a nation, acknowledges its past and apologizes for its wartime wrongdoings; or&nbsp;... stands firm against foreign pressures and teaches Japanese youth about the benevolent and courageous martyrs who fought a just war to save Asia from Western aggression."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yoshida |first=Takashi |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Making_of_the_Rape_of_Nanking.html?id=TH08DwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description |title=The Making of the "Rape of Nanking": History and Memory in Japan, China, and the United States |date=2006-03-23 |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=978-0-19-518096-1 |pages=129 |language=en}}</ref> In some nationalist circles in Japan, speaking of a large-scale massacre at Nanjing is regarded as {{" '}}[[Japan bashing]]' (in the case of foreigners) or 'self-flagellation' (in the case of Japanese)".<ref name="Askew">{{cite journal |journal=Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies |date=4 April 2002 |title=The Nanjing Incident – Recent Research and Trends |first=David |last=Askew |access-date=24 March 2009 |url=http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/Askew.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405031715/http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/Askew.html |archive-date=5 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This means that most Japanese youth are oblivious of the massacre because this dark history is not taught in Japanese schools, and the continued worship of Japanese war criminals enshrined in the [[Yasukuni Shrine]] by mainstream politicians in Japan.