It is to be hoped that it will not be overshadowed by calls in Congress for Japan to apologize more formally than it already has for the comfort women. Rather, the focus should be on the future and on welcoming the emergence of a Japan that is increasingly able and willing to act as a partner of the US in addressing regional and global challenges.
安倍四月底对华盛顿的访问是继续使形成于地缘政治时代的关系现代化的机遇。希望此次访问不会在国会要求日本为慰安妇问题道歉的呼声中变得黯然失色。相反，我们应该把重点放在未来，欢迎一个日益能够并愿意在应对地区和全球挑战中充当美国合作伙伴的日本的兴起。