[Saotome links the crimes of Auschwitz to elements of the Nazi organization and the “elite” status of its leaders. Saotome does not blame what happened on the “German character” but rather on flawed values that are not limited to Nazi Germany. “I am just another human being; if I was placed in the same position, I wonder if I would have done the same thing.”.] from: http://www.japanfocus.org/-Mathew-Penney/1640