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The Opinion Pages | Editorial

Japans Historical Blinders


Apology for World War II Sex Slaes Is
Again at Iss!e
By THE EDITORIAL BOARDJUNE 22, 2014

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At a ti"e +!en (on#tru(ti,e re&ation# )et+een Ja-an and $out! .orea are "ore i"-ortant
t!an e,er to A#ian #e(urity, t!e t+o (ountrie#, a&&ie# o' t!e United $tate#, !a,e )een una)&e to
-ut a di''i(u&t !i#tory )e!ind t!e"/ Un'ortunate&y, t!at #ee"# un&i*e&y to (!ane #oon i,en
t!e re&ea#e on 0riday o' a Ja-ane#e re-ort on 1or&d 1ar II #e2 #&a,e#/
%ri"e 3ini#ter $!in4o A)e u#ed t!e re-ort5# re&ea#e to rea''ir" Ja-an5# (o""it"ent to a
1667 #tate"ent ad"ittin 'or t!e 'ir#t ti"e t!at t!ou#and# o' +o"en 'ro" .orea and ot!er
(ountrie# !ad )een (oer(ed into -ro,idin #e2 to Ja-ane#e #o&dier# and a-o&oi4in 'or t!o#e
atro(itie#/ But i' t!i# +a# #u--o#ed to (a&" ten#ion# +it! $out! .orea it "i#'ired, )e(au#e t!e
re-ort a--eared to rai#e dou)t# a)out t!e a((ura(y o' t!e 1667 a-o&oy/ It #aid t!e a-o&oy
re#u&ted 'ro" inten#e )e!ind8t!e8#(ene# neotiation# +it! $out! .orea and #ee"ed to
9ue#tion +!et!er it +a# )a#ed on #o&id e,iden(e/
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Japanese "eport #asts $o!%t on Ad&ission of Warti&e
Sex!al #oercionJ'(E )*+ )*,-
3any !i#torian# out#ide o' Ja-an aree t!at t!e Ja-ane#e "i&itary 'or(ed +o"en to +or* in
)rot!e&#, yet Ja-ane#e nationa&i#t# (ontinue to in#i#t t!e +o"en +ere -ro#titute# and +ere not
'or(ed into #er,itude )y t!e aut!oritie#/
3r/ A)e !a# done an in:u#ti(e to t!e ,i(ti"# o' t!i# +arti"e (ri"e and !urt !i# (ountry )y
-anderin to a narro+ nationa&i#t -o&iti(a& 'rine in orderin u- t!e re-ort in t!e 'ir#t -&a(e/
Durin !i# 'ir#t ti"e a# -ri"e "ini#ter, in 200; and 200<, !e endor#ed t!e nationa&i#t#5
-o#ition= durin !i# #e(ond tenure, +!i(! )ean in &ate 2012, !e #ina&ed t!at !e "i!t #ee*
to re,i#e t!e a-o&oy/ $u)#e9uent #tate"ent#, in(&udin 3r/ A)e5# in#i#ten(e in 3ar(! t!at !e
#!ared !i# -rede(e##or#5 >!earta(!e? o,er t!e +o"en5# -&i!t, !a,e done &itt&e to (a&" $out!
.orean a--re!en#ion#/ 0or $out! .orean# t!e re-ort @ )y re,ea&in t!e (on#u&tation#
)et+een t!e t+o o,ern"ent# +!en t!e 1667 #tate"ent +a# )ein dra'ted @ #!o+# t!at
Ja-an !a# ne,er )een #in(ere a)out t!e a-o&oy/ Con#u&tation# are (ru(ia& 'or re&ation#
)et+een (ountrie#, e#-e(ia&&y on #en#iti,e i##ue#, and it i# -er,er#e t!at ta&*# +ou&d )e (a#t in
a neati,e &i!t/
Ja-ane#e nationa&i#t# +i&& undou)ted&y u#e t!e re-ort to -u#! t!e o,ern"ent to retra(t t!e
a-o&oy/ It5# ti"e 3r/ A)e "ade it (&ear to !i# (ountry and to t!e +or&d t!at t!e >denier#? are
+ron/ Hi# (ontinued +i&&inne## to -&ay to t!at -o&iti(a& 'rine i# inter'erin +it! Ja-an5#
a)i&ity to (arry on it# &eadin ro&e in t!e reion/ Any rea#ona)&e A"eri(an #tratey 'or
"anain C!ina5# in(rea#in&y are##i,e a(tion# in A#ia de-end# !ea,i&y on (oo-eration
+it! Ja-an and $out! .orea/
T!i# i# a&#o an e#-e(ia&&y a+*+ard ti"e 'or Ja-an to &ea,e any dou)t# a)out t!e i##ue o' it#
+arti"e #e2 #&a,e#/ T!ere !a# )een in(rea#in and -ro-er attention 'o(u#ed )y t!e
internationa& (o""unity on #e2ua& ,io&en(e in ar"ed (on'&i(t= o,ern"ent# and !u"an ri!t#
rou-# !a,e de"anded t!at o''ender# )e -ro#e(uted and ,i(ti"# (ared 'or/
At a (on'eren(e on t!at i##ue in London t!i# "ont!, t!e !ead o' t!e Ja-ane#e de&eation,
No)uo .i#!i, 3r/ A)e5# )rot!er, #aidA >$e2ua& ,io&en(e i# a (ri"e/ It i# i"-ortant to e&i"inate
t!e (u&ture o' i"-unity aain#t t!e -er-etrator# and to (!ane our "ind8#et#/? A# a
de"o(ra(y and t!e +or&d5# t!ird8&are#t e(ono"y, Ja-an (annot )e #een a# tryin to re+rite
it# -a#t/

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