Editorial: Japan must step up on TPP or be eased out

[Aliceoh]

1. Japan PM Abe's petty trick

Some days ago Japan announced the review report of Kono Statement which acknoleded for the first time the criminal nature of comfort women. By the way, What a laughable thing is that they didn't deny fully the whole truth of it but only said that there had been some wording negotiation in the course of writing the statement in 1993.
However, the truth is their saying is not true. It is very obvious that Japan government was in charge of writing Kono statement and announced that in the name of Japan. Then, now they are trying to blemish the report. It's very ridiculous.
Anyway, Japan may think the statement as an obstacle in the way of going toward rearmament. So, they want to cover up the matter of comefort women furtively. I think they would not succeed in easing their stress from the past. In other words, Abe's petty trick arouse great fury and rebuttals from the people of neighboring countries. They will not be able to bear it. It aggrivated the situation more seriously. So to speak, they strategicallly failed.