During the WW2 era, Japan had horrible atrocities against China and other countries, they were no modernizing power. One example is the Nanking or Nanjing Massa

During the WW2 era, Japan had horrible atrocities against China and other countries, they were no modernizing power. One example is the Nanking or Nanjing Massacre where 50-300k people were murdered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Massacre. That's a pretty inflammatory suggestion.