Asshole is a massive understatement too. He signed off on all the horrible war crimes the Japanese did in Manchukuo, including slavery. He constantly had his servants beat each other, encouraged his wife's opium addiction because it made her "mote manageable", and constantly raped teenage boys (and probably girls).
Dude deserved a painful death, but Mao rehabilitated him just to dunk on Lenin lmao
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Asshole is a massive understatement too. He signed off on all the horrible war crimes the Japanese did in Manchukuo, including slavery. He constantly had his servants beat each other, encouraged his wife's opium addiction because it made her "mote manageable", and constantly raped teenage boys (and probably girls).
Dude deserved a painful death, but Mao rehabilitated him just to dunk on Lenin lmao
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From what I read it seems like in his later years he was sincerely reflecting on his past and felt massive shame.
Self-honesty and criticism are extremely powerful, and extremely rare
They forced him to see the consequences of his actions.