Why is it that a lot of people have so much hate for the Japanese?

Question:

Since the Tsunami, people are saying that the Japanese deserve it and they are still saying it. I've been reading a lot of comments lately too. They are saying it’s because they are racist, what they did to Pearl harbor, and that they are Buddhist. What happen to support and helping people out?

Answer:

Because people are ignorant and would rather cling to the past to justify their ignorance and hatred than education themselves. I'm not denying that Japan did horrible things in WW2, but that has nothing to do with natural disasters and is no justification for not helping people now. Whatever happened to not blaming children for their parents' sins? Because denying aid to Japan based on WW2 is basically blaming the current generations for things their parents/grandparents/great-grandparents might have done.