The most heinous aspect of contemporary Japanese revisionism is the denial of the plight of the Korean and Chinese sex slaves.
Japan should get the message on history right not just for the justice and dignity of victims of Japanese imperial aggression, but also for the sake of bridging the trust deficit in Northeast Asia, an Australian expert wrote on Monday.
Japan's former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said he expected current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to face up to history, admit Japan's aggression and apologize to the victims during his statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War II.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expeced to include the words "apology" and "aggression" on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War WWII.
China needs to exercise strategic patience, wait for it to change and make its strategic intentions clear to its neighbors, in order to prepare for a Japan after Abe.
Japan's revisionists who deny the country's historical aggression should explain to the rest of the world how these Japanese soldiers came to die in those countries.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the world is waiting for Japan's reaction as the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II nears.
It is explicit about the nature of the Japan-launched war and the establishment of a "peacefully inclined government" in Tokyo.
China is committed to helping integrate the Asia-Pacific region through its "Belt and Road Initiative".
We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Potsdam Proclamation, Chinese experts stressed the significance of the document and called for the whole world to safeguard the hard-earned justice and peace guaranteed by its terms.
The Japanese government should have deep reflections on the country's atrocities during World War II and explain why a Japanese company made an apology only to US prisoners of war.