Minju Joson Friday in a commentary observes in this regard:

What he uttered is a brazen-faced one that can be made only by the cunning Japanese reactionaries, who are steeped in moral vulgarity and impudence to the marrow of their bones.

Their obstinacy is not aimed merely to negate the past crimes and evade the responsibility for them, the commentary notes, stressing:

They are working hard to bury their hideous unethical crimes into oblivion of history and justify their past aggression as well as create circumstances favorable for their reinvasion.

However, Japan should clearly understand that its crimes related to sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese Army is not an issue that can be hushed up by its insistent negation or with the passage of time. Its desperate efforts for evading responsibility for the past said crimes would invite stronger criticism of it.

One's evil doings will rebound on oneself. What remains to be done by Japan is to make apology and reparation for the hideous crimes it committed against humanity to which no statute of limitations is applicable.

Japan had better be well aware of where it stands and be honest before the history and behave itself.