>Swastikas could be erased from Japanese maps after a survey revealed that most tourists associate it with Nazi Germany instead of Buddhist temples.
>The ancient Sanskrit symbol was used to denote religious buildings long before it was appropriated by the Nazi regime, but it continues to spread confusion among Western visitors to Japan.
Do the Japanese need a survey to find out what people think when they see swastika? No one cares it has been around for 38 thousand years, the nazis have claimed it now
Liam Sanchez
for europeans. No one outside europe, north america or parts of africa care.
Benjamin Nguyen
I hope they replace it with a pictograph of a lynched jew.
It's not just Olympic unfortunately. Japan will hold bunch of international events at least until 2025 in many places from Tokyo to Osaka So yes they are fucked.
Jordan Ross
friendly reminder that nazi germany was a good thing and that there were no gas chambers
Luke Ross
japan stronk
Alexander Lee
Gee its not like swastika has not been found from Ethiopia to Japan, from Scandinavia to Italy, from India to Americas. It has been fucking everywhere.
Sebastian Wright
no it hasn't. shut up.
Ethan Kelly
>dat fascist salute Yikes
Liam Lopez
kys
Benjamin Sanchez
Do you ever meet tourists? What a bunch of idiots.
Matthew Scott
Yes it has been. The problem is that not everybody knows that the Nazi swastika is oriented sideways instead of resting on one arm, unlike the Jain one. As for other examples, they are so fancy and different, it's hard to claim they look like nazi symbols.
Colton Brooks
coming from the same country that denies nanking
Parker Rogers
they proposed it and then rejected it because its rediculous and cucked.
Imagine if America replaced crosses because it represents isalophobia
It's kinda what you get when you were a literal ally of the Nazis, in all fairness the Japanese should be grateful the Germans' bad reputation sorta let them off easy from their own war crimes, at least in Western eyes.
Nathaniel Martinez
>let them off easy from their own war crimes why? is getting bombed by two nukes not enough?
Even though displaying Swastikas is critical in Germany my city is full of them. They don’t have something to do with nazis though, they are from medieval times. Pic related is a Swastika in my city.
it doesn't matter what their age or context is, a statue that has existed for over a century to commemorate one of my state's great songwriters of the 19th century was removed from a university because his songs were popular with minstrels, and this isn't even the south
I don't think Japanese would prostate like that. It's part of their culture, if westerners don't know the difference between both symbols then thats their problem.
I honestly hope Japanese dont censor it somehow and it actualy triggers retard SJWs
I remember Munich Technic Museum not having a single swastika. Not even on WW2 aircraft roundels where they were supposed to be. I asked the guide and he explained they do some mental gymnastics like painting aircraft in Swiss colors because it briefly landed on Swiss airfield after the war.
James Roberts
Wtf Malaka that's incredibly rude. Apologise to Norway right now.