Historical Cognition In US-Japan Relations

The historical problems of the United States and Japan have existed for a long time,and the two countries have not reached a consensus on the legacy of World War II.After the World War II,the United States imposed a separate policy of occupation in Japan,it pursued democratization reform in Japan including politics,economy,education and so on.But when the Cold War began,the international pattern changed,in order to contain the socialist camp led by the Soviet Union,the United States decided to support Japan to contain the power of the Soviet Union.The United States-Japan alliance is the product of the Cold War,the special international environment made the reform of Japan is not complete.Japan's war responsibility problem is not resolved,and later the Japanese history of cognitive problems continue to develop,expansion,and ultimately it become an international issue.Japan's historical cognitive problems challenge the justice of the anti-fascist war,affecting Japan's relations with China,South Korea and other East Asian countries.This issue also has a certain impact on US-Japan relations.Judging from the emergence and development of Japanese historical cognition,the United States has an inescapable responsibility.After the war on the Japanese war criminals series of trials,including the Tokyo trial,Japan's war responsibility has not been completely liquidated.The emperor's war responsibility was exonerated,making the militarism to remain,it weakened Japan's reflection on the war.The outbreak of the Cold War prompted the United States and other countries make a one-sided peace with Japan.They signed the "San Francisco Peace Treaty",it avoid Japan's war responsibility to a large extent.On the issue of Japanese history,the United States' response to Japanese historical cognition is divided into social and government levels.American society is divided into non-governmental organizations,news media and academia,the three in different ways concerned about the history of World War II to attract the attention of the people,intended to show the people the truth of World War II.The US government is very cautious about the Japanese history of cognition,but in recent years,especially during the Obama administration,the attitude of the US government has undergone subtle changes.From the perspective of the Union theory,the establishment of the US-Japan alliance is cooperate in the cold war to against the Soviet Union's threat.With the evolution of the international situation,alliance maintenance must be a new problem,the historical understanding between the United States and Japan is one of them.From the perspective of values and real interests,the United States worried to be involved in the Japanese history of cognitive problems,so the US government had to stand on this issue.The cognitive problems of the United States and Japan have not been solved for a long time,and it have had many negative effects on US-Japan relations.Japan has repeatedly changed its attitude on historical issues.As the ally of the United States,Japan is contrary to the mainstream values of the United States in the historical cognitive values,increasing the plight of the US-Japan alliance;the US government has criticized Japanese Prime Minister's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine and other historical cognitive problems,but the Japanese,such as the Abe government and some members of Congress are still their own way,making other countries questioned the impact of the United States on Japan,affecting the soft power of the United States.The history of the United States and Japan is not only a matter of Japan and the United States,but a worldwide issue.The question of Japanese historical cognition not only requires the efforts of Japanese domestic forces,but also the joint efforts of the international community to curb historical revisionism.From the current situation of American and Japanese historical cognition,China can seek cooperation with the United States to solve Japan's historical cognition.At the same time,historical issues as a major contradiction between the US and Japan alliance,affecting the normal development of the alliance,but it is conducive to China's rise in the Asia-Pacific region,so China can reasonably expand the historical differences between the United States and Japan,affecting the US-Japan alliance.