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【Where has the security treaty been reformed actually? 】

The Abe Government has changed the answer in writing actually. The Self Defense Force made it principle to maintain an exclusive defense-oriented policy, but changed its policy so much and the government has admitted that there is the possibility that it uses force in other countries. The day when the Self Defense Force uses force seems to come true at last.

The former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who tried to make it possible to use force overseas. Admitting the right of collective self defense by constitutional interpretation.

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【Where has the security treaty been changed actually? 】

It seems that the constitutional amendment has come true actually, and then the Abe Government has revised the Japan-US security treaty actually. Revising the guideline on the Japan-US defense and accomplished the change on the Japan-US Security Treaty actually. What does it mean?

The formal name on the guideline is the one on the cooperation for defense by Japan and America together. It was done by attending the minister of defense from Japan, the minister of state from America and the Minister of foreign affairs both from two nations

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【Where has the security treaty been changed actually? 】

Japan-U.S security treaty has been concluded between Japan and America in regard to the defense. Two of the countries thought they should come to agreement between them on the part which wasn’t written down on the treaty, so the first guideline has been concluded in 1978.

While the security treaty is the formal one which is accepted by the assembly of the two countries, the guideline is made arrangement by the people doing the actual work. It doesn’t need the formal acceptance by the assembly.

In short, it is possible to carry out…

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【Where has the security treaty been revised actually? 】

It is possible to carry out things which is more than fixed in the security treaty by depending on the content on the guideline.

When the first guideline was concluded, it was in the middle of the Cold War between the East and West, so being wary on the invasion from the Soviet Union, the guideline was concluded then.

When the Cold War was over, the nuclear development or the experiment on launching missile by the North Korea becomes the threat, so assuming an emergency in the Korean Peninsula, adding to the structure that the Self…

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【Where has the security treaty been revised actually? 】

…adding to the structure that the Self Defense Force can support the U.S.Army from the backward even if Japan isn’t attacked directly, and the guideline was revised in 1997. This time, it’s the revision followed by the former one.

The Abe government has changed the interpretation on the constitution and Japan learns to be able to carry out the right of collective defense force. As receiving it, the Self Defense Force has learned to be able to support the U.S. Army from the backward everywhere all over the world.

The Japan-U.S.security…

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【Where has the security treaty been revised actually?】

The Japan-US security treaty was revised in 1960 and the U.S. Army was supposed to stay in Japan so as to contribute to the peace and safety on the Far East. Then where is the Far East?

The opinion on the government used to explain it was the north to Philippine and Japan around area. The guideline used to explain the cooperation from Japan to the U.S. Army wasn’t over the Far East in the past.

《Will the Self Defense Force dispatch everywhere in the world?》

But the guideline has been revised this time and the geographic limitation…

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【Where has the security treaty been revised actually?】

《Will the Self Defense Force dispatch everywhere in the world?》

…and the geographic limitation has been got rid of from the guideline this time, for it has been commented upon like the next.

Japan plays a role in a leading position, joining force with the partner so as to offer the base on the peace, safety, stability and economic prosperity not only in the Asia and the Pacific Ocean but beyond it.

The cooperation in Asia and the Pacific Ocean and the area beyond it. In short Japan has said confidently the Self Defense Force will step…

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【Where has the security treaty been revised actually?】

《Will the Self Defense Force dispatch everywhere in the world?》

…Japan has said confidently the Self Defense Force will step forward from the Far East, going over everywhere in the world and can cooperate with America. It’s the actual revise on the security treaty.

Then when going everywhere in the world, what will do the Self Defense Force? Eight items have been enumerated as the cooperation in the international activity.

The one which we should pay attention is the security treaty on the ocean. What’s it?

Handling pirates…

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【Where has the security treaty been revised actually? 】

《Will the Self Defense Force dispatch everywhere in the world? 》

Handling pirates, grappling the safe traffic on the sea for minesweeping, grappling the measure on the terrorism, on the proliferation of the device of mass production.

Minesweeping.

When an international dispute breaks out at the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East and the mine is laid there, the Self Defense Force can go there and get rid of the mine.

It means concretely that if breaking out the dispute over Iran and Iran lays the mine. Iran would lay the mine on the…

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【Where has the security treaty been revised actually? 】

《Will the Self Defense Force go everywhere in the world? 》

Iran would lay the mine on the Strait of Hormuz so as to defend its own country. If the mine is got rid, Iran will regard it as the hostile behavior. In short, there is extreme high possibility that the Self Defense Force receives the attack from the military force in Iran.

It is said the ability on the minesweeping by the Self Defense Force is extremely high and is the top level in the world, but the minesweeper is made of wood so as to prevent the mine from being responding

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【Where has the security treaty been revised actually? 】

《Will the Self Defense Force dispatch everywhere in the world? 》

If the minesweeper is attacked, it’s screwed. The minesweeper would be destroyed completely. If dispatching the minesweeper to the Strait of Hormuz, without sending an escort ship from the Self Defense Force together, it will be very dangerous. Spying on the military force on Iran from above the sky is indispensable. In short, Japan is forced to send a large amount of the military unit, so the possibility on the battle overseas is extremely high then.

Furthermore if…

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【Where has the security treaty been revised actually? 】

《Will the Self Defense Force dispatched everywhere in the world? 》

If grappling on the safe traffic on the sea, the South China Sea is also its objection, for China has been positive on its action on the South China Sea. The Self Defense Force has been expected the activity not only in the East Sea like the Senkaku but in the South Sea.

It turned out that the role on the Self Defense Force has changed greatly by the revision on the guideline.

Nobusuke Kishi who was the former Prime Minister and the grandfather for Shinzo Abe.

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He revised the Japan US security treaty and remains his name in the history, and Shinzo Abe who was his grandson may have thought he’s changed the security treaty actually this time.

【The Self Defense Force rushed to provide security in the South Sudan】

The South Sudan has accomplished the independence in Africa July in 2011. It’s the newest nation in the world, but after being born the soldiers of each side of the present President and the former one has developed a gunfight, so the peace has deteriorated there. It’s a civil war.

The Self Defense Force was sent there but withdrew…

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【The Self Defense Force rushed to provide security in the South Sudan】

…but withdrew at the end of May in 2017 because the activity on the PKO was over, but the Self Defense Force has been given the mission which is different dimension in the past altogether.

Without murdering and being murdered any of single people the Self Defense Force continued until at present, but it may have changed so much. Even if the serious situation is waiting fro the Self Defense Force, it doesn’t become a big news. The author said he’s felt the crisis in Japan there.

He went to Juba which was supposed to be…

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【The Self Defense Force rushed to provide security in the South Sudan】

The author went to Juba which was supposed to be the capital in the South Susan so as to interview in the previous year of its independence. The civil war which continued for a long time was over finally in the Sudan and was made sure the South area was independent as nation.

The place where he stayed at night was Sahara resort hotel. He said he was worried about whether he should stayed in the resort hotel for the interview in the place where the civil war was over finally.

But the place where he stayed at was piling…

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【The Self Defense Force rushed to provide security in the South Sudan】

But the place where he stayed was piling up containers and holes were hollowed out as windows. The resort hotel was in name only.

Main arterial roads connecting each place weren’t paved and uneven all over. When moving to other place, it took a lot of time. The author really felt rebuilding the nation faced a rocky road ahead.

The people in the local area were worried about insufficient staff who take charge of the politics in the new South Sudan, for the civil war continued for such a long time that competent people…

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【The Self Defense Force rushed to provide security in the South Sudan】

…that competent people were dead. The youths who are going to support the nation were engaged in the war alone until at present. They have no experience of working and earning its own salary.

School was closed during the civil war, they couldn’t cultivate any teachers, so even if the education in the school starts, there was no teacher, so the UN has to involve in rebuilding the nation. The military unit on the PKO was sent to the South Sudan from the UN, and the Self Defense Force was also done, being based on the law.

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【The Self Defense Force rushed to provide security in the South Sudan】

They were sent so as to maintain peace. Their living environment is so severe that the members in the Self Defense Force exchange regularly. After receiving different training in the past they were sent there, for rushing to provide security becomes possible from this time.

Discussion on the law on the security treaty related bills which approved of the right of collective force was a big news summer in 2015.

The Self Defense Force gets rid of the mine at the Strait of Hormuz, and it takes into action with the U.S.Army.

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【The Self Defense Force rushes to provide security in the South Sudan】

Are those things possible? So the discussion used to be done actively then, but once the law was formed, it didn’t become the news at all. What was the commotion? The author said like that.

The members in the Self Defense Force who stayed in the South Sudan may have rushed into the military engagement direct.

《It has been carried out by the suggestion from America》

Rushing to provide security means that the Self Defense Force goes to help the military unit on the PKO around. The Self Defense Force who was sent for the…

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【The Self Defense Force rushes to provide security】

The Self Defense Force which was sent for the PKO allowed to fight back so as to defense themselves as legitimate self-defense when being attacked from a military group in the local area until then.

But even if other military unit in the PKO in other countries which developed around the area was attacked, the Self Defense Force could do nothing then. When rushing so as to fight the military unit in the other country together, it has the risk involving in the battle. Then there is a fear it conflicts the law.

Japan gives up the threat…

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【The Self Defense Force rushes to provide security in the South Sudan】

《It has been carried out by the suggestion from America》

Japan gives up the threat and accomplishment by the armed force forever as a way so as to solve the international dispute. It has been written in the article 9 of Japan’s constitution.

In the worst case scenario, even if the military unit in other country is attacked near the military garrison post for the Self Defense Force, the Self Defense Force is forced to be in waiting and see mode.

Then the commander in the local area who falls into the dilemma, for the….

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【The Self Defense Force rushes to provide security in the South Sudan】

《It has been carried out by the suggestion from America》

…for it could have been said the Self Defense Force in Japan feeds their comrades to the lions, so the scenario is written on the local area like the next.

If the military unit in other country is attacked by the armed force, the Self Defense Force takes the field so as to research around the place. If being fired by the armed force, the Self Defense Force can counterattack as legitimate self defense.

But it could have been criticized the military unit was out…

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【The Self Defense Force rushes to provide security】

《It has been carried out by the suggestion from America》

But it could have been criticized the military unit was out of control in the local area, but it has learned it’s not against the constitution because the law related the Security Force has been formed September in 2015.

It has been possible that the Self Defense Force can rush to provide security lawfully from then. In other words, the member in the Self Defense Force may have shot to death the armed force or may have been shot do death conversely. The risk increases dramatically.

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【The Self Defense Force rushes to provide security in the South Sudan】

《It has been carried out by the suggestion from America》

In fact, the research group of which center was Richard Armitage who used to be the Deputy Secretary of State and Joseph Nye who used to be the Assistant Secretary of Defense suggested the Self Defense Force should learn to be able to rush to provide security. Its title is the Security Treaty which anchors the safety in Asia.

Two of them is called Japan handler, experts on Japan. They have the great influence over the political world in Japan. They suggested the…

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【The Self Defense Force rushes to provide security in the South Susan】

《It has been carried out by the suggestion from America》

It’s the report that they suggested they strengthen the Japan US alliance for the safety in the area of Asia and the Pacific Ocean. There is the suggestion to Japan which is composed of nine items in the report. The report suggests Japan should dispatch the Self Defense Force so as to get rid of the mine from the Strait of Hormuz. Then Shinzo Abe answered in the National Assembly he accepted the suggestion.

Expanding the range on the lawful authority should be…

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Expansion on the range of the legal authority should be done so as to defend the military unit in the other countries for the PKO is written in the report.

Does it mean the government in Japan is controlled by the Japan handlers? In addition it is written on the report that Japan and America should be engaged in the monitoring activity on the South China Sea. Is it the next mission on the Self Defense Force?

【The Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution of Japan】

When being asked on the revision on the constitution at the special program on the TV, the author thought…

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【The former Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution in Japan】

…the author thought he found the answer from the former Prime Minister Abe was something strange a little.

What happened actually? We have to show the achievement to the nation. If showing our demand alone, it’s not the politics at all. The late Prime Minister said like that on TV. As you know, he was in the pro-constitutional revision camp. He used to be enthusiastic to amend the constitution, but changed his way of saying into a cautious one suddenly.

He used to insist on escaping from the regime after the…

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【The late Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution in Japan】

He used to insist on escaping from the regime after the war before being inaugurated the Prime Minister, but some people said escaping from the regime after the war was something unclear, so he didn’t use the phrase after that.

In short, it seems it means that he wanted to change the current constitution in Japan formed after the World War Ⅱ. He resigned from the Prime Minister in the first Abe Government due to being in bad shape. Immediate after the first Abe government was born, he said like the next.

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【The late Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution in Japan】

The current constitution has been formed during the time when Japan was occupied and after some sixty years passed, as it has unrealistic expectation, I think it necessary to change it into the suitable one in the future of Japan for the 21st century.

Then the one which was in his head was the revision on the article 9 of the constitution in Japan. The article praises the renouncing war, and renouncing war has been fixed on the constitution.

The Self Defense Force is equal to the war potential, so the discussion…

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【The late Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution in Japan】

The discussion that the Self Defense Force is against the article 9 on the constitution has been done until at present. The successive Cabinet on the Liberal Democratic Party continued to say the Self Defense Force wasn’t the war potential but was requisite minimum real ability for self defense.

But the late Prime Minister Abe didn’t think the explanation made sense. The former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi used to say in the National Assembly like the next as well.

The revision on the constitution is desirable…

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【The late Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution in Japan】

The revision on the constitution is desirable in the future so as to say the Self Defense Force is the military unit fair and square.

The recognition on the late Prime Minister seemed to be the same.

On the other hand, he recognized there was a high hurdle on the revision on the article 9. The Komeito which is in a position of coalition cabinet with the Liberal Democratic Party thinks the revision on the constitution doesn’t have to be done, for the article 9 is the symbol for the pacifism.

So it’s the revision…

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【The late Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution in Japan】

So it’s the revision on the article 96 which the late Prime Minister brought up. It’s the procedure on the revision of the constitution. If proposing the revision on the constitution in the National Assembly, more than approve on the two thirds from both of the Lower House and Upper House is necessary. It’s fixed in the constitution.

If the one third of the members in the Parliament are opposed, the nation will lose the chance on the discussion by the referendum. If the from 60 to 70% on the nation hope to revise….

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【The Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution in Japan】

If from 60 to 70% on the nation hope to revise the constitution, it is denied, it’s in the wrong, so the article 96 should be revised, the late Prime Minister said like that.

The constitution is an important existence for the nation. If proposing the revision on the constitution at the National Assembly, it’s not the approval on the majority from the Diet member but the approval more than two thirds is indispensable . It’s fixed in the constitution, but the late Prime Minister tried to change it into easier one.

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【The late Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution】

《The revision on the constitution became his aim》

But it was a professor in the university of Keiogijuku who regarded himself as the pro constitutional revision camp and pushed back at it violently like the next,

The late Prime Minister should insist on the revision on the constitution fair and square, but tries to change the revision on the article 96, and to change the revision on the constitution into the easier one to revise. It’s as if it were a backdoor entry to a school.

The criticism from the same pro …

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【The Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution】

《The revision on the constitution became his goal》

The criticism from the same pro constitutional revision camp seemed to be severe for the late Prime Minister, for he learned not to say on the article 96 after that. Then what should he do? The revision on the both of the article 9 and 96 seemed to be hard, the insistence of adding the article on emergency to the constitution arrived on the parliament. It’s included in the draft on the revision of the constitution by the Liberal Democratic Party.

When an armed attack or a large…

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【The late Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution】

《The revision on the constitution becomes his goal》

When an armed attack from other country or a large scale of disaster break out, the Prime Minister announces the emergency in the Parliament, then an enactment on the Cabinet Order which is the same validity as the law becomes possible, and the people are obligated to obey from direction on the country or from the public institution, but it stops the function on the constitution. The Prime Minister can accomplish dictatorial power, so it was repulsive violently, so it was…

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【The Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution】

《The revision on the constitution became his goal》

… so it was suggested to limit to carry out the postponement on the national election, but lots of people seemed to be unpleasant on it, but his willingness on the revision of the constitution was never lost then. He said he wanted to accomplish the revision on the constitution on the National Assembly when serving the Prime Minster.

He showed his willingness of making sure of two thirds of influence on the revision of the constitution at the election on the Upper House June.

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【The Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution】

《The revision on the constitution became his goal》

He showed his willingness of wanting to accomplish the revision on the constitution until September in 2018 when his term of office as the Prime Minister expired.

If so, he should have fought in the election on the Upper House, putting up the revision on the constitution, standing against it, but he didn’t say a word on the revision of the constitution in his street speech, for it seemed that he accepted the intention from the executives on the Democratic Party. If the revision…

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【The late Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution】

《The revision on the constitution became his goal》

If the revision on the constitution becomes a point of issue, the Liberal Democratic Party would lose in the election.

The electoral district on the prefecture of Shimane、Tottori, Kochi, and Tokushima become the integration of constituencies at the election on the Upper House, so dissatisfaction was caused on it. An opinion of changing the Upper House into the one of representative from the prefectures was shown. Then the disparity in the weight of one vote would disappear.

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【The late Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution】

《The revision on the constitution became his goal》

It’s the same one as the Upper House in America. Two members of the Upper House are elected equally from each state, whether or not the state has a large population. The members from the state play the role on the representative from the state.

If the Upper House in Japan becomes the same one as in America, the problem on disparity in the weight of one vote doesn’t cause, the member on the National Assembly is able be sent from the local area which suffers from depopulation.

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【The late Prime Minister Abe and the revision on the constitution】

《The revision on the constitution became his goal》

So, the revision on the constitution became his goal, putting his priority backward. It isn’t there is a problematic thing on the constitution so we’re going to change it, but we’re going to give it a try on the revision of the constitution, anything is all right.

The late Prime Minister said if showing its request, it’s not the politics. It means like that? The author thought.

【Has Japan apologized the responsibility on the war?】

When summer comes, what do we remember?

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【Has Japan apologized the responsibility on the war? 】

Lots of the old would answer it’s the season for the war. The previous war for Japan has started September and come to an end August, it seemed that we the Japanese were completely absent-minded that day, it’s just that it was very hot and heard the sound of cicada.

Though needless to say, I wasn’t born then, it’s just that the author expressed like that.

The summer was the season on reposing a soul. All over the world paid attention to Japan in 2015. How did Japan outline the previous war as nation? Because the late Prime Minister…

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【Has Japan apologized the responsibility on the war?】

Because the late Prime Minister Abe showed his willingness of the new Prime Minister statement after seventy years from the previous war.

Speaking of the Prime Minister statement, it used to be done by Murayama after fifty years, be done by Koizumi after sixty years.

The former Prime Minister Murayama apologized for each nation in Asia, using for the phrase of controlling colonies and invasion. The next Prime Minister Koizumi also apologized, using the same words.

The Prime Minister statement was issued twice in the past, but he …

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【Has Japan apologized for the responsibility】

…but he wanted to issue the original one which was different from the other two in the past, so the attention was gathered from all over the world, whether or not he used the phrase on controlling colonies, invasion.

The problem isn’t each of the phrase but the will as whole, but if saying issuing the new one, how is it different from the previous ones? All the people thought like that, so all the attention aimed at whether or not he would say the two phrase.

Both of the Korea and China contained, paid attention to whether or not using the…

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【Has Japan apologized the responsibility on the war? 】

…paying attention to whether or not using the two phrases. As to the point, there was the statement which we felt uneasy from the late Prime Minister. His thought became clear. He said TV program April in the same year like the next.

If using the same thing like two other Prime Ministers, I don’t have to issue the Prime Minister statement. As to the historical awareness, we said succeeding it, so I don’t have to write down it again.

He showed negative thought to the Prime Minister statement in the past, furthermore he said like the next

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【Has Japan apologized the responsibility on the war?】

If copying and handing it over, it means that it’s all right as long as changing the name as the Prime Minster.

His saying was challenging very much. He said he didn’t think he wanted to copy it. The author said he understood the thought on the late Prime Minister. Does it become the one which develops from the Prime Minister statement in the past?

But he said succeeding the historical awareness, so he didn’t have to write down the same thing once again. In short, he wouldn’t repeat the phrase on the invasion and the apology.

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【Has Japan apologized the responsibility on the war? 】

If succeeding to it, it’s just that he writes it down and becomes the one which develops the new one, but emphasizing not to repeat, we can understand clearly he didn’t think he wanted to say. It could have troubled among the nations around Japan.

《It seems that the American thought the apology was done enough》

In the first place, has Japan apologized on the war? The phrase on the apology was issued each of the summit meeting for China and the South Korea, but it was apologized externally publicly was by Mr. Murayama was the first.

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【Has Japan apologized…?】

《It seems that the Americans have thought apology was done enough 》

The next one was from Mr. Koizumi, so it means that the phrase on the apology was only twice alone in the past, and is the apology insufficient?

As to the point, the company on the public opinion survey in America researched and announced the awareness both of the Japanese and the Americans April in 2015.

The question is whether or not Japan apologized on the World War Ⅱ enough. 48% of the Japanese answered we apologized enough, and 15% we don’t have to apologize. If adding two of them, it’s 63%.

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【Has Japan apologized…?】

《It seems that the Americans have thought the apology was done enough》

The ones who answered that the apology wasn’t done enough was 28%.

On the other hand, the Americans who thought the apology was done enough was 37%, and the ones who thought the Japanese don’t have to apologize was 24%, and the both of the total was 61%. The ones who answered the apology wasn’t done enough was 29%.

We can understand lots of the Americans evaluated the apology from Japan with the calm response.

So, the problem is the neighboring two other nations who don’t try to evaluate.

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【Has Japan apologized…?】

《It seems that the Americans have thought the apology was done enough》

But if being indignant that though we’ve apologized enough, you don’t think we did it enough. Why? They would fire back we don’t apologize from the bottom of the heart.

If saying trying to be oriented to the future 未来志向, two of the countries could have accepted forgetting the things in the past.

The ideal form is Japan apologizes and the other countries who respond to the apology say we are going to be oriented to the future. It’s hopeful, but is it possible?

Then the one which is compared…

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