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Japan Buries US Hiroshima Legacy and Scapegoats Russia to Please Puppet Master: Expert
Japan Buries US Hiroshima Legacy and Scapegoats Russia to Please Puppet Master: Expert
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Japan views its alliance with the US and the American security umbrella as indispensable in countering a perceived threat from China, Andrey Fesyun, associate... 06.08.2026, Sputnik Africa
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Japan views its alliance with the US and the American security umbrella as indispensable in countering a perceived threat from China, Andrey Fesyun, associate professor at Moscow State University, tells Sputnik.That explains why Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui criticizes Russia’s actions in Ukraine but omits to mention the US atomic bombing that leveled his city in 1945.The US has never apologized for Hiroshima, reminds the expert, and Donald Trump’s remark during his visit to Japan that the two countries “had a little conflict,” but are now “the closest friends” was met with such servile laughter from his hosts that even a few Japanese media outlets expressed mild disapproval.Yet the reaction was notably muted, and the issue was quickly buried.The US is simply trying by every means available to preserve its global hegemony, and this reverberates across the Far East, says the expert.There is also a psychological factor at play: the need to assign blame when things go wrong, posits the expert, and in this context, “Russia serves as an excellent scapegoat.”
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Japan Buries US Hiroshima Legacy and Scapegoats Russia to Please Puppet Master: Expert
23:07 06.08.2026 (Updated: 00:15 07.08.2026) Japan views its alliance with the US and the American security umbrella as indispensable in countering a perceived threat from China, Andrey Fesyun, associate professor at Moscow State University, tells Sputnik.
That explains why Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui criticizes Russia’s actions in Ukraine but omits to mention the US atomic bombing that leveled his city in 1945.
"Japan is bending over backwards to demonstrate unwavering loyalty to its overseas partner - some might say puppet master - and deems it unacceptable to dredge up US sins from nearly 80 years ago," he notes.
The US has never apologized for Hiroshima, reminds the expert, and Donald Trump’s remark during his visit to Japan that the two countries “had a little conflict,” but are now “the closest friends” was met with such servile laughter from his hosts that even a few Japanese media outlets expressed mild disapproval.
Yet the reaction was notably muted, and the issue was quickly buried.
The US is simply trying by every means available to preserve its global hegemony, and this reverberates across the Far East, says the expert.
There is also a psychological factor at play: the need to assign blame when things go wrong, posits the expert, and in this context, “Russia serves as an excellent scapegoat.”
