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***** must be smokin rocksThe head of the Japanese air force is to be sacked after saying the country was not an aggressor in World War II, Japan's defence minister said.
Gen Tamogami, 60, is chief of staff of Japan's Air Self-Defence Force.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 brought the US into World War II
In his essay on the theme of "true views of modern history", he wrote: "Even now, there are many people who think that our country's 'aggression' caused unbearable suffering to the countries of Asia during the Greater East Asia War.
"But we need to realise that many Asian countries take a positive view of the Greater East Asia War.
"It is certainly a false accusation to say that our country was an aggressor nation."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7702374.stm