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08/27/11(Sat)10:00 No.539175221950s
1957. Prime Minister Kishi Nobusuke. "We view with deep regret the
vexation we caused to the people of Burma in the war just passed. In a
desire to atone, if only partially, for the pain suffered, Japan is
prepared to meet fully and with goodwill its obligations for war
reparations. The Japan of today is not the Japan of the past, but, as
its Constitution indicates, is a peace-loving nation."[7]
1957.
Prime Minister Kishi Nobusuke. "It is my official duty, and my personal
desire, to express to you and through you to the people of Australia,
our heartfelt sorrow for what occurred in the war."[8]
[edit] 1960s
June 22, 1965. Minister of Foreign Affairs Shiina Etsusaburo. "In our
two countries' long history there have been unfortunate times, it is
truly regrettable and we are deeply remorseful" (Signing of the Treaty
on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea).
[edit] 1970s
September 29, 1972. Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka. "The Japanese side is
keenly conscious of the responsibility for the serious damage that
Japan caused in the past to the Chinese people through war, and deeply
reproaches itself. Further, the Japanese side reaffirms its position
that it intends to realize the normalization of relations between the
two countries from the stand of fully understanding 'the three
principles for the restoration of relations' put forward by the
Government of the People's Republic of China. The Chinese side expresses
its welcome for this" (Joint Communique of the Government of Japan and
the Government of the People's Republic of China).[9] |