strange case of Japanese 'Revisionism'

Japanese antisemitism has not evolved from an encounter with Jews, and it lacks deep historical roots or religious origins. Nevertheless after 1918 the encounter with the 'Protocols of the elders of Zion' heralded the emergence of antisemitic views in the country. In 1995 the first widely publicized case of Holocaust denial in Japan took place. A ten-page article was published in the monthly 'Marco Polo' entitled: "The greatest taboo in postwar history: there were no gas chambers". As a result the editor was dismissed and the Japanese goverment denounced the article. Unlike Germany, Japan has never publicly acknowledged full responsibility for its wartime actions