re: HIstory.
"And their "Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere held some attraction for many of those colonies, who were seeking more independence promised by the Japanese."
Right.
And the Rape of Nanking is a completely phony term, because what actually was the case is that even though the Chinese men may feel rather uncomfortable admitting it, the Chinese women and children were naturally rather eager [shall we say, "dying to" have rough sex with million man Japanese army] which was coming for a friendly tour to whose who were "seeking more independence promised by the Japanese."