http://transpacifica.net/2006/10/09/is-the-nuclear-unity-hiding-ongoing-friction/ News, commentary, and resources on the transpacific world. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:50:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://transpacifica.net/2006/10/09/is-the-nuclear-unity-hiding-ongoing-friction/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 Transpacific Triangle | by Graham Webster » More on Abe’s ‘Comfort Women’ Denial Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:42:30 +0000 http://transpacifica.net/2006/10/09/is-the-nuclear-unity-hiding-ongoing-friction/#comment-1966 [...] Japan Probe has a good entry that digs up the transcript for the October statement I referred to twice previously. Abe was responding to questions from Shii Kazuo, the chair of the executive committee of the Japanese Communist Party, and insisted that his cabinet would follow the Kono Statement. Abe said his previous questioning of the statement centered around the issue of whether middle school students ought to be taught about the “comfort stations” and around the definition of “coercion.” Here’s a portion of what Abe said under Shii’s questioning: Abe: My understanding at that time was that the Kono statement was intended to admit that the Japanese government was involved in the establishment and management of the comfort stations and the recruitment of comfort women, express apologies and remorse for that, and promise to study in what way the government should express its apology and remorse. At the time, I questioned whether a junior high school textbook should include descriptions of military comfort women. For example, I thought it was necessary to first take into account the state of children’s development. I also thought it important to ascertain whether there was coercion in the narrow sense of the word. I said that if there are differences of opinion regarding the facts, we may have to reconsider including the material in the textbook. [...] [...] Japan Probe has a good entry that digs up the transcript for the October statement I referred to twice previously. Abe was responding to questions from Shii Kazuo, the chair of the executive committee of the Japanese Communist Party, and insisted that his cabinet would follow the Kono Statement. Abe said his previous questioning of the statement centered around the issue of whether middle school students ought to be taught about the “comfort stations” and around the definition of “coercion.” Here’s a portion of what Abe said under Shii’s questioning: Abe: My understanding at that time was that the Kono statement was intended to admit that the Japanese government was involved in the establishment and management of the comfort stations and the recruitment of comfort women, express apologies and remorse for that, and promise to study in what way the government should express its apology and remorse. At the time, I questioned whether a junior high school textbook should include descriptions of military comfort women. For example, I thought it was necessary to first take into account the state of children’s development. I also thought it important to ascertain whether there was coercion in the narrow sense of the word. I said that if there are differences of opinion regarding the facts, we may have to reconsider including the material in the textbook. [...]

]]> http://transpacifica.net/2006/10/09/is-the-nuclear-unity-hiding-ongoing-friction/comment-page-1/#comment-1907 Transpacific Triangle | by Graham Webster » Abe Rescinds Support for 1993 Comfort Women Statement Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:20:34 +0000 http://transpacifica.net/2006/10/09/is-the-nuclear-unity-hiding-ongoing-friction/#comment-1907 [...] This comes after Abe in October said his administration would “inherit” the Kono Statement, despite the fact that he had spoken out against it previously. [...] [...] This comes after Abe in October said his administration would “inherit” the Kono Statement, despite the fact that he had spoken out against it previously. [...]

]]> http://transpacifica.net/2006/10/09/is-the-nuclear-unity-hiding-ongoing-friction/comment-page-1/#comment-20 yellowpeep Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:09:50 +0000 http://transpacifica.net/2006/10/09/is-the-nuclear-unity-hiding-ongoing-friction/#comment-20 Great blog. Well investigated the detailed trends. What Abe think will never come out his mouth; Aso or Nakagawa will play ventriloquist's dummies of him. That way, Abe doesn't have to be attacked by pacifisic mass media, and he safely provoke a radical issues to citizens through others' mouth. Just noting his statement is not very important to read the future although that would represents the formal and careful attitude of Japan's cabinet. Great blog. Well investigated the detailed trends. What Abe think will never come out his mouth; Aso or Nakagawa will play ventriloquist’s dummies of him. That way, Abe doesn’t have to be attacked by pacifisic mass media, and he safely provoke a radical issues to citizens through others’ mouth. Just noting his statement is not very important to read the future although that would represents the formal and careful attitude of Japan’s cabinet.

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