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A political travelogue about war memory, state crimes, and national remorse. Seventy years after the end of World War II, when the righteous side cheers for victory, how do the two "dangerous nations" Germany and Japan face their disgraceful pasts? On the surface, the Germans' thorough reflection on the Holocaust and Japan's denial of responsibility for aggression are obvious to the world. However, under the shadow of history, regarding the purgatory of Auschwitz, Hiroshima and Nanjing, the trial of the victors and the proliferation of historical commemorations, as well as the efforts and means to achieve "normalization", the two seemingly different countries are actually full of gray areas where it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong. Visiting the ambiguous corners of history and capturing the subtext behind the high-sounding words, the author also does not forget to ask again and again: Who should pay for this sin?

In 1945, a new world emerged on the ruins of World War II. This book records the historical events around the world in this important year, which is very sad. This book is a review of what happened in 1945, the end of World War II. One world has come to an end, and another brand-new world with an uncertain future is slowly opening. Regime changes are taking place all over the world, whether in Asia or continental Europe. The ensuing power struggle was often brutal, and in the process gave birth to the modern world as we know it. This work has a grand layout and ups and downs of the characters' stories. In the book, the author talks about film and television art works in Asia and Europe. Perhaps no one was better suited to write Year Zero than Ian Buruma, his masterpiece.