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[โ€“] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Well the 12th century and the Sengoku period were probably worse than the early Meiji period in terms of violence.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yes, but I wouldn't call it genocide. I don't know, I'm not defending them for their crimes in the past century, but the original comment is a little hyperbolic.

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  • The modern (yamato) Japanese people replaced the previous inhabitants of Japan. I don't think it was a deliberate genocide, but at the end of the day the Emishi / Jomon cultures were wiped out.

    Edit: Also, I was talking about violence in general, not genocide.

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