Why did the japanese murder their fellow east (and south east)

>>2491087
Because Japan literally had split goals for Asia during WWII

You had the old generation, Asian supremacist politicians going "Asia for Asians, let us help our other bros out versus white cunts."

And then you had the younger generation of Ultranationalists going Muh Japanese Empire.

>>2491087
Because they need to prove how different they are to chinese/koreans by massacring them

And they respected Indians to some extent since it was the land of the Buddha; the height of irony considering buddhism would unilaterally condemn all of imperial japans actions

Familiarity breeds contempt.

>>2491087
Historical asshurt teenage angst