Despite these straightforward declarations of regret, some governments and citizens continue to demand more, giving the impression that nothing a Japanese leader says or does will convince them of the country’s remorse. This intractability is, in some cases, understandable; the pain of survivors and their descendants remains acute.
尽管日本做出了这些直白的忏悔，但一些政府和人民仍不满足，给人们一种日本领导人的所作所为并没有让他们感到日本的悔意的印象。从某种程度上，这个棘手问题不难理解；幸存者及其后代的痛苦依然剧烈。但在某些情形中，不愿抛弃历史恩怨是因为政治利益。