He stressed that among other things the truth about the sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese Army can never be denied. Meanwhile, more than 280 Japanese intellectuals including honorary professor at University of Tokyo issued a statement in which they urged the present Japanese chief executive to carry forward the Kono statement and Murayama statement, which admitted and repented of the historical facts about the sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese Army in a statement to be published by him on the upcoming 70th anniversary.

Minju Joson Tuesday in a commentary says for Japan to honestly admit and make apology and reparation is not the demand of victimized countries only but the demand of the Japanese and history.

The commentary goes on:

Lots of Japanese are urging the government to make a bold decision of liquidating the past at an early date because they are aware that it is an urgent issue for Japan itself, not an issue for others.

However, the present Japanese authorities, being buoyed by the ambition for military expansion overseas, are not lending an ear to the just demand of the people.

They have to clearly understand that their improper stand and attitude towards the settlement of the past wrongs will never bring benefits to Japan as wished by them. Germany made sincere apology and reparation for its past crimes not because it was inferior to Japan.

German politicians did not mind making apology to the international community with their knees bent before it because they clearly knew that without settling its crime-woven past, they can never turn a new leaf.

They did so from the stand of taking responsibility for the destiny of the nation.

The Japanese authorities had better come to their senses and behave themselves, though belatedly.