Indeed, political motivations are behind claims that Abe does not agree with past official apologies, despite his repeated assurances that he does, as well as suggestions that he is seeking to revise history, even though he has never denied Japan’s colonial aggression. Moreover, some have produced portrayals of Japan, as a whole, as an unrepentant country – or, worse, as one that is hell-bent on remilitarization.
事实上，声称安倍不同意此前的官方道歉（尽管他一再保证他同意此前的道歉），其背后便是政治动机；同样，认为安倍试图推翻历史（尽管他从未否认日本的殖民侵略），其背后也是政治动机。此外，一些人将日本的整体形象刻画为一个冥顽不灵的国家——更有甚者，说日本铁了心要重走军国主义老路。