日本在第二次世界大战中战败之后,当局为了逃脱战争罪行,特别是为了掩盖南京大屠杀的历史真相,采取了烧毁证据、舆论误导等方式,妄图使日本国内普遍忘却南京大屠杀的那一段记忆。美国政府在处理日本战争责任问题上由于受到东亚冷战格局的影响,经历了由严厉追究到放纵和谈的变化,这些原因最终导致如今的日本国民没有形成对南京大屠杀历史的共同记忆,使其在看待日本右翼否认南京大屠杀的问题上,大多持漠不关心的态度,进而造成中日两国人民在历史认知方面产生了极大隔阂。 After Japan defeated World War II, in order to escape war crimes, especially to cover up the historical truth of the massacre in Nanjing, the authorities took such measures as burning down evidence and misleading the public in an attempt to obliterate the widespread massacre of the Nanjing massacre in Japan memory. The U.S. government, under the influence of the Cold War in East Asia, experienced a series of changes from the harsh investigation to the indulgence of peace talks in handling the war responsibilities in Japan. These reasons ultimately led to today’s Japanese citizens not having formed a common memory of the history of the Nanjing Massacre, On the issue of Japan’s right-wing denial of the massacre in Nanjing, most people are indifferent to their attitudes, which in turn has created a great gap between the two peoples in their historical understanding.