"Japan considers the expression of succession to the apology statement when 'Korea's proposed requisition solution' is finalized"

If the Japanese government formally decides on a plan for the Korean foundation to pay compensation on behalf of the Japanese defendant companies as a solution to the Korean government's issue of compensating victims of forced labor during the Japanese colonial period, 'severe remorse' and 'apology' will be made from the standpoint of inheriting the past discourse. It has been known to consider expressing 'mind'.

Japan's Kyodo News reported on the 28th that the Japanese government inherited past statements that mentioned reflection and apology in the form of document presentations or press conferences by the government's spokesman, Hirokazu Matsuno, while watching public opinion and the resolution of the forced labor issue that South Korea will decide. It was reported that they were discussing ways to explain their views.

Kyodo News pointed out that the Japanese government's intention to review these plans is to support the Yoon Seok-yeol regime, which is eager to improve Korea-Japan relations, and to strengthen Korea-US-Japan cooperation in response to North Korea's repeated missile provocations.

Previously, the Japanese government had issued a “discourse on the 50 years after the war” (Murayama discourse) by then Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama in 1995 and the “Joint Declaration between Kim Dae-jung and Obuchi” in 1998, targeting Asians and Koreans with “severe reflection and heartfelt remorse.” apologized".

Kyodo News said, "If the Japanese government gives up the right to indemnity that the foundation demands from the company in return for compensation, it will allow Japanese companies with a will to voluntarily donate to the foundation."

The Korean government is urging that even if the foundation pays compensation instead, it needs a 'sincere response' such as an apology from Japanese companies and participation in compensation.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin emphasized on the 26th, "I think it is desirable for Japanese companies to take such measures that they can voluntarily and sincerely respond with a sense of history."

In response, Japan maintains that the 1965 Korea-Japan Claims Settlement Agreement has already resolved the issue of compensation for forced labor, and that it is difficult for the defendant company to pay compensation and make a new apology.

(Photo = Yonhap News)