Had the Japanese not been interested in Philippines, none of this would have happened in the first place!! The Pearl harbor attack happened because the Japanese wanted to negate a counter attack from the American forces had they invaded the Philippines island.
There was really no need to do this, and the Japanese dug their own grave. However they would not have expected a catastrophe of the size of the nuclear bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The people who had to suffer because of this rather ignorant Japanese military decision , were the common people of Japan,,who really had nothing to do with the war.
I wonder when Peace will prevail in this world and when humans will stop being greedy. The Japanese should known, very action will have an opposite reaction. I really ponder why did they even try to go against the mighty forces of America.
RE: Top 3 Crimes against Humanity Suffered by the Japanese (Notes from Under the Tatami Mats–24 … My Adventures in Japan)