Why, in popular media regarding World War II, do we (the English-speaking part of the world) always focus on German atrocities (for the horrible acts they were), and yet seem to overlook numerous blatant atrocities committed by Japan? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Why, in popular media regarding World War II, do we (the English-speaking part of the world) always focus on German atrocities (for the horrible acts they were), and yet seem to overlook numerous blatant atrocities committed by Japan?

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/u/commiespaceinvader has previously answered Why today is Auschwitz and the experiments of Josef Mengele more well known than Unit 731?

/u/parksungjun has previously answered Why was the Empire of Japan particularly vicious during WW2, or is it due to propaganda that people think that?