The Mitsubishi company, which gave the world the Zero was founded in the 19th century by Thomas Glover from Fraserburgh Scotland who also played a role in deposing theShogun and Restoring the Emperor.
Glover’s-founding father of Mitsubishi -house in Fraserburgh where he was born, was ironically flattened by a Luftwaffe bomber during WW2 -Japan’s ally in WW2.
Glover operated out of Nagasaki and his house survived the A-Bomb attack in 1945 so that today, Glover’s house is the oldest standing European style dwelling house in Japan. I is also a palce of pilgrimage by Japs to see the home of Glover San where he is also remembered as the father of the Japanese Navy because the first three Japships bultinthe 19th century for the Nipponese navy were built in Aberdeen, Scoltand, thanks to Glover San.
By: cbstd - 10th January 2004 at 01:53
So by extention, the horrors of Japanes expansionsim in the first half of the 20th Century is his fault? And taking that logic one step further, it is the Scots who are responsible as well? Should we demand reparations?
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January 9, 2004 at 10:54 pm