There are a lot of similarities between the UK and Japan. From the perspective of geographical environment, Britain and Japan are both large island countries that are isolated from the continent and very close to the continent, which also dooms them to be sea powers. From the perspective of modern development, the Industrial Revolution originated in Britain, and Japan also caught up with the last train of the Industrial Revolution, and both countries became modern powers.
In today's world, Japan is the fourth largest economy and the United Kingdom is the sixth largest economy; In terms of military strength, Britain ranks sixth, and Japan ranks seventh. Moreover, the political systems of Britain and Japan are constitutional monarchies. So the UK and Japan have similarities in many places.
If it had been Britain who broke through 1,000 kilometers into the Soviet Union in World War II and almost knocked Moscow down, the Russians would not have forgiven Britain today. Because we are a living example of the unforgivable crimes committed by Japan on the land of China when Japan invaded China. And when the Pacific Theater and the East Asian Theater ushered in a reversal, we did not have the opportunity to cross the Tsushima Strait to wreak havoc in Japan, which is the most direct reason why China still hates Japan.
If it was Britain that invaded the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union would probably not have had the opportunity to cross the English Channel and go to Britain to take revenge. Don't say that we are hostile to Japan, it is some kind of populism. Look at the fact that the Europeans have forgiven Germany, why are we still holding on to Japan. That's because Germany, which was unscrupulous on the European continent back then, also paid an extremely heavy price in the end. The Germans advanced the USSR, and the USSR bulldozed Germany. Even worse, the German capital Berlin was captured. The revenge has been avenged, and there is nothing to forgive. And our vengeance has not been avenged until now.
If the Europeans had not had the opportunity to retaliate against Germany, they would not have talked so lightly about Chinese nationalism being too aggressive. If you don't suffer from others, don't persuade others to be kind, and any hatred is not without reason. If there is a relationship, we can also choose to forgive.