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Originally Posted by mrmephistopheles
Yeah, Japan def. has a hard time admitting it's faults.
Books about the Rape of Nanking (Nanjing) are banned here.
Dunno if they actually handed 'nades out to civvies on Okinawa, but something like 90-95% of the military forces (and their loved ones) hugged grenades by the end of the battle.
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The obachan stories I've heard state that yes, they did hand out handgrenades. They also told them to sharpen bamboo so paratroopers would land on them.