Murayama Statement

The Murayama Statement (村山談話, Murayama Danwa), officially titled On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the war's end (戦後50周年の終戦記念日にあたっての村山内閣総理大臣談話, Sengo 50 Shūnen no Shūsen Kinenbi Niatatte no Murayama Naikaku-sōri-daijin Danwa), was released by the then Prime Minister of Japan Tomiichi Murayama on August 15, 1995. In it, he apologized for the damage and suffering caused by Japan to its Asian neighbors during World War II.[1]

The statement was based on a Cabinet decision, requiring unanimous approval from the Cabinet members. It is often quoted as the official position of the Government of Japan on the issue of Japan's wartime aggression in the early 20th century.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ex-PM Murayama says no need to re-examine 1993 statement on sex slavery". Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  2. ↑ "http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/japan/opinion/umezu.html Japan Has Faced Its Past"
  3. ↑ Press Conference on: Visit of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to the People's Republic of China (September 6, 1997)
  4. ↑ Address by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yōhei Kōno During His Visit to the People's Republic of China
  5. ↑ (Far Eastern Economic Review, August 10, 2000)
  6. ↑ Letter written in response to the article "Miffed Chinese Sue Japan Companies" in The New York Times on 7 August 2000
  7. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Conference 17 October 2000


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