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Minju Joson Exposes Attempt of Japan's Chief Executive to Deny Its Past Crimes

Pyongyang, February 11 (KCNA) -- Japan's chief executive is mulling announcing new "statement" replacing "Murayama statement" this year, 70th anniversary of its defeat in the war. He made clear that in the new "statement" he would not follow the keynote expressions of "Murayama statement". Tomiichi Murayama who was prime minister of Japan in August 1995 said in a speech that he admitted Japan took the road of aggression and war by enforcing the wrong state policy in the past, and vowed not to make the past wrongdoings again by seriously reflecting on the lesson of history and informing the rising generations of it.

The present chief executive of Japan wants to delete from his new "statement" such core expressions as "colonial rule", "aggression" and "apology" that were contained in "Murayama statement" which admitted and reflected on Japan's past crimes.

Minju Joson Wednesday in a commentary terms this an undisguised challenge and mockery of not only the Korean nation which suffered bitter pain due to Japan but also those countries that suffered damage and the international community.

The attempt of Japan's chief executive to deny "Murayama statement" is, in essence, a revelation of his open willingness to make Japan follow in the footsteps of the predecessors who committed crimes in the past.

With no rhetoric can Japan justify its criminal attempt.