But Japan could and should have done much more to give real substance to its apologies, as the Germans have done. At least since 1970, Germany has taken a comprehensive and credible approach to atoning for its Nazi past, fully acknowledging its horrors in school curricula, graphically commemorating them in museums, monuments, and ceremonies, and employing official discourse that has been unfailingly contrite.
但日本原本可以像德国一样赋予其道歉更多的实质内容。至少从20世纪70年代以后，德国已采取全面可信的方式来为其纳粹历史赎罪，在学校课程中充分收录纳粹恐怖行径、在博物馆、纪念碑和纪念活动中用图片展示纳粹暴行，并且在官方讲话中从不间断地表达悔罪态度。