Lee Kuan Yew: I do not understand why the Japanese are so unwilling to admit their past mistakes, apologize for them, and then move on
During World War II, the Japanese army committed various war crimes during their occupation of Singapore, including the Sook Ching Massacre, the abuse and killing of British and Australian prisoners of war, forcing Malay, Chinese and Eurasian women to serve as sex slaves, and forcibly requisitioning food supplies that led to widespread famine, among others.