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The Comfort Women Issue<\/strong> November 2007<\/p>\n Japan has squarely faced the comfort women issue by acknowledging that the actions referred to severely injured the honor and dignity of many women and by extending official apologies for those actions on a number of occasions: \u2192 More Details<\/p>\n – Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono\u2019s statement in 1993 The Government of Japan and the Japanese people have taken the concrete measures to compensate the victims through the Asian Women\u2019s Fund. \u2192 More Details<\/p>\n The Japanese Parliament passed resolutions in 1995 and 2005, which show apology for war-time victims. \u2192 More Details<\/p>\n Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has positively acknowledged the apologies expressed by the Government of Japan and the Japanese leaders in his speech \u201cFor Friendship and Cooperation\u201d delivered in the Japanese Parliament on April 12. \u2192 More Details<\/p>\n Prime Minister Fukuda outlined to Canadian Prime Minister Harper the initiatives and measures undertaken by the Government of Japan on the issue of \u2018comfort women\u2019 during the teleconference on November 16, 2007. He assured that he stands by previous statements issued by the Government of Japan on this matter.. \u2192 More Details<\/p>\n Nine out of ten Japanese history textbooks refer to the comfort women issue. English translation of each textbook is available on the following website. \u2192 More Details<\/p>\n (http:\/\/www.je-kaleidoscope.jp\/english\/index.html)<\/p>\n \u6765\u6e90\uff1ahttp:\/\/www.ca.emb-japan.go.jp\/canada_e\/comfort_women.html<\/p>\n The Comfort Women Issue (Fact Sheet) <\/strong><\/p>\n November 2007<\/p>\n 1. The Government of Japan has extended official apologies to all comfort women on many important occasions. <\/p>\n (1) The Chief Cabinet Secretary\u2019s Statement in 1993<\/p>\n Then-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono issued a statement which publicly and officially expressed Japan\u2019s apology to all comfort women, after the completion of a comprehensive and thorough government study on this issue. The statement says:<\/p>\n \u201cUndeniably, this was an act, with the involvement of the military authorities of the day, that severely injured the honor and dignity of many women. The Government of Japan would like to take this opportunity once again to extend its sincere apologies and remorse to all those, irrespective of place of origin, who suffered immeasurable pain and incurable physical and psychological wounds as comfort women.\u201d<\/p>\n * The Chief Cabinet Secretary is generally considered the second most influential position in the Cabinet after that of the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n (2) Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama\u2019s Statement in 1994<\/p>\n In 1994, Prime Minister Murayama set forth Japan\u2019s policy framework for making the approaching 50th anniversary of the end of World War II significant. His statement, made on August 31, 1994, articulated Japan\u2019s remorse and apology to former comfort women. It also addressed the measures that the Government of Japan would take for other victims through the establishment of the Asian Women\u2019s Fund. The statement says:<\/p>\n \u201cOn the issue of wartime \u201ccomfort women\u201d, which seriously stained the honor and dignity of many women, I would like to take this opportunity once again to express my profound and sincere remorse and apologies\u201d<\/p>\n (3) Letters from Prime Ministers to Each Former Comfort Woman<\/p>\n Successive former prime ministers since 1996 (Hashimoto, Obuchi, Mori and Koizumi) have issued letters of apology to each individual former comfort woman who was willing to accept the letter along with the atonement money offered by the Asian Women\u2019s Fund. The letters were made public afterwards and are available on the Japanese government website. These letters, addressed to former comfort women, were issued by the prime ministers in their official capacity. The letters say: <\/p>\n \u201cAs Prime Minister of Japan, I thus extend anew my most sincere apologies and remorse to all the women who underwent immeasurable and painful experiences and suffered incurable physical and psychological wounds as comfort women.\u201d 2. The Government of Japan and the Japanese people have taken the following concrete measures for the victims.<\/p>\n The Asian Women\u2019s Fund was established in 1995 for the Government of Japan and the Japanese people to make atonement to former comfort women. The government made the greatest contribution to the fund, although Japan was not legally obliged to provide financial compensation. The issue of compensation has been settled by international agreements including the San Francisco Peace Treaty and relevant treaties with Asian countries. <\/p>\n The government\u2019s contribution (total of approximately CDN $48 million) financed the operations and programs. Private donations largely financed the atonement money. The fund offered the atonement money to 285 former comfort women (2 million yen (approx. CDN $20,000) per person; total of CDN $5.7 million) along with letters of apology from prime ministers, and social welfare projects in the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, the Netherlands and Indonesia (total of approx. CDN $11 million). <\/p>\n 3. The Japanese Parliament passed resolutions in 1995 and 2005, which express apology to the wartime victims.<\/p>\n The Japanese Parliament debated and passed formal resolutions in 1995 and 2005 (the 50th and the 60th anniversaries of the end of World War II) related to the comfort women issue and Japan\u2019s actions in World War II. The 1995 Resolution says: 4. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has positively acknowledged the apologies expressed by the Government of Japan and Japanese leaders. <\/p>\n Premier Wen of the People\u2019s Republic of China made an official visit to Japan from April 11 to 13, 2007. Premier Wen and Prime Minister Abe discussed, in addition to historical issues, concrete issues for cooperation in wide-ranging fields.<\/p>\n Following the meeting of Premier Wen and Prime Minister Abe, the Japan-China Joint Press Statement was announced. In the Statement, both sides confirmed \u201cthe two countries resolved to face history squarely, advance toward the future, and jointly unveil a beautiful future for bilateral relations.\u201d Also both governments reaffirmed that \u201cthe two countries would strive to build a \u2018mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests\u2019, and achieve the noble objectives of peaceful co-existence, friendship for generations, mutually beneficial cooperation and common development.\u201d<\/p>\n Premier Wen delivered an address to the Japanese Parliament on April 12 and positively acknowledged the apologies expressed by the Government of Japan and Japanese leaders on war-related issues. 5. Prime Minister Fukuda focuses on cooperation with Asian countries.<\/p>\n On September 25, 2007, the Diet (Japanese parliament) designated former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda as prime minister to succeed Shizo Abe. Prime Minister Fukuda focuses on development of strengthened relationship with Asian countries and hopes to build close relationship with Asian counties to cooperate for peace, security and development of Asia.<\/p>\n Prior to the designation, at the press conference held on September 19, Mr. Fukuda reaffirmed to stand by the statement that then-Prime Minister Murayama made on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the war\u2019s end in 1995. In the statement, then-Prime Minister Murayama expressed that \u201cIn the hope that no such mistake be made in the future, I regard, in a spirit of humility, these irrefutable facts of history, and express here once again my feelings of deep remorse and state my heartfelt apology.\u201d<\/p>\n (1) Prime Minister Fukuda\u2019s Policy Statement (2) Prime Minister Fukuda\u2019s telephone conference with Chinese Premier Wen (3) Prime Minister Fukuda\u2019s telephone conference with Canadian Prime Minister Harper 6.\u3000Japanese history textbooks refer to the comfort women issue. <\/p>\n Nine out of ten Japanese history textbooks which passed the textbook examination procedure in 2006 refer to the comfort women issue. The examination procedure is undertaken to ensure that the textbooks are objective and impartial and incorporate adequate educational considerations. Following the examination procedure, the Ministry of Education makes a decision whether to approve a textbook. The final decision on which books to use is made by local boards of education in the case of public schools or schools themselves in the case of private institutions.<\/p>\n Further is available on the following website. English translation of each textbook is available on the following website. \u6765\u6e90\uff1ahttp:\/\/www.ca.emb-japan.go.jp\/canada_e\/fact_sheet.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Embassy of Japan in Canada \uff08\u65e5\u672c\u56fd\u9a7b\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\u5927\u4f7f\u9986\uff09 The Comfort Women Issue (The position of the Government of Japan) November 2007 Japan has squarely faced the c…
\n(The position of the Government of Japan) <\/p>\n
\n– Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama\u2019s statement in 1994
\n– Letters from Prime Ministers to Each Former Comfort Woman<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI believe that our country, painfully aware of its moral responsibilities, with feelings of apology and remorse, should face up squarely to its past history and accurately convey it to future generations\u201d. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cSolemnly reflecting upon the many instances of colonial rule and acts of aggression that occurred in modern world history, and recognizing that Japan carried out such acts in the past and inflicted suffering on the people of other countries, especially in Asia, the Members of this House hereby express deep remorse.\u201d (Resolution of the House of Representatives adopted on June 9, 1995) <\/p>\n
\n\u201c\u2026the Japanese government and Japanese leaders have on many occasions openly acknowledged Japan\u2019s invasions and expressed deep remorse and apologies to countries which became victims of the invasions. The Chinese government and its people positively acknowledge this.\u201d (Unofficial translation) <\/p>\n
\nPrime Minister Fukuda delivered an opening policy speech at the Diet on October 1.
\n\u201cWith China, we will establish a mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests, and work together to contribute to the peace and stability in Asia. With South Korea, we will further strengthen a future-oriented relationship of trust. With the ASEAN and other counties, we will promote our endeavors, such as economic partnerships, toward future strengthening of our relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPrime Minister Fukuda had a telephone conference with Chinese Premier Wen on September 28, 2007. Prime Minister Fukuda told Premier Wen that Japan-China relation is one of the most important bilateral relations and Japan places a high value on development of relationship with China. He also stated that he would like to cooperate closely with China for peace, stability and development of Asia.
\nPremier Wen stated that China also respects China-Japan relationship and endorses long and stable friendship. He also expressed his willingness to promote new and unceasing progress of China-Japan relationship.<\/p>\n
\nPrime Minister Fukuda spoke by telephone with Canadian Prime Minister Harper on November 16, 2007. He outlined to Mr. Harper the initiatives and measures, including apologies and compensation, undertaken by the Government of Japan on the issue of \u2018comfort women.\u2019 He said that he stands by previous statements issued by the Government of Japan on this matter. He concluded by noting that Japan would like to continue developing mutually beneficial relationships and work together with its neighbors for peace, stability and development in Asia<\/p>\n
\n(http:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/policy\/education\/textbooks\/index.html)<\/p>\n
\n(http:\/\/www.je-kaleidoscope.jp\/english\/index.html)<\/p>\n
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