Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida did not mention the fact that Japan inflicted damage on many Asian countries through wars of aggression or colonization or 'reflection' at the 'Sengoku War Memorial Ceremony' today, the day of Japan's defeat in World War II.
At a memorial service held at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Prime Minister Kishida said, "More than 3 million compatriots lost their lives in the preceding Daejeon." I will not forget," he said.
"We will not repeat the ravages of war twice," he added. .
Prime Minister Kishida said, "I will deeply engrave the lessons of history in my heart and do my best for world peace and prosperity."
However, it did not explain the specific content of the lesson or why Japan suffered the ravages of the war, nor did it mention the suffering suffered by other countries as a result of Japan's aggression, such as war of aggression or colonial rule.
In the past, Japanese prime ministers mentioned the damage suffered by neighboring countries on the day of their defeat and expressed their feelings of remorse.
It was then Prime Minister Hosokawa Morihiro in 1993 who first mentioned the damage suffered by other countries in the war of aggression caused by Japan on the day of the defeat.
At the time, Prime Minister Hosokawa said at the memorial service for the war dead, "I express my deepest condolences across borders to all the war victims and their bereaved families in the world, including in neighboring countries in Asia."
In 1994, then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama said, "It has caused a tragic sacrifice that cannot be expressed in words and phrases to many people in Asia and the world. One step forward.
Since then, successive prime ministers have expressed their will of remorse and that Japan has caused a lot of pain to other countries, and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also spoke to this effect on the day of defeat in 2007, the first period in power.
However, former Prime Minister Abe insisted on this attitude for eight consecutive years until 2020, starting with Japan's failure to express the fact that it had caused damage to other countries on August 15, 2013, the first day of defeat after re-election.
Yoshihide Suga, who became Prime Minister after claiming to succeed Abe, also did not express any remorse, and Prime Minister Kishida continued this trend today.
At a memorial service today (15th), Emperor Naruhito showed a different appearance from Prime Minister Kishida, saying, "Looking back on the past, standing on deep reflection and earnestly hope that the ravages of war will not be repeated again."
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