WASHINGTON, DC – At World War II’s close in the Pacific, we Japanese, with feelings of deep remorse, embarked on the path of rebuilding and renewing our country. Our predecessors’ actions brought great suffering to Asia’s peoples, and we must never avert our eyes from that.
华盛顿—随着二战结束于太平洋，我们日本人带着深深的忏悔之情踏上了重建和复兴国家之路。我们的前辈的行为给亚洲各民族带来了巨大的伤害，我们决不能对此视而不见。我同意日本诸任前首相所表达的这一观点。