Japanese media criticize the government for avoiding responsibility for the Kanto massacre ”Let's face history”

As Japan celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake on the 1st of next month, the media aimed at their own government, saying, "If we don't face the negative history, we will be criticized." Immediately after the Great Kanto Earthquake, held in Japan
This is because the Japanese government has responded by ``avoiding'' the question of responsibility for the massacre of Koreans. On the 31st, the Tokyo Shimbun reported that Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno did not recognize the massacre of Koreans that took place immediately after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
The aim was to report a critical article that said, "He didn't have any words of reflection or lessons." At a press conference the day before, Secretary Matsuno asked reporters about the government's position on the crime of massacring Koreans at the time of the Great Kanto Earthquake.
In response to a question, he replied, "I can't find any records within the government that allow us to ascertain the facts." Matsuno did not directly refer to the phrase "massacre of Koreans." Do you have any plans to proceed with the investigation into the facts?
He also took a negative stance on the opinion. In response to this, the Tokyo Shimbun said, ``Mr.
It's not much different from what the chairman of the Public Safety Commission said in the Diet." In May, Tani said, "I could not find any records (of the massacre of Koreans)," but said, "I am not thinking of an additional investigation."
Stated. The newspaper emphasized that in 2009, the Japanese government's Central Disaster Prevention Council prepared a report that included the content that ``the term genocide is appropriate.'' At the same time, ``I questioned the facts (of the massacre).''
"There are constant negative words, and there are concerns about historical distortions," he added. The crime of genocide of Koreans during the Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1, 1923 is even included in Japanese textbooks. an earthquake
Immediately after the incident, rumors such as ``Korean people poisoned the well'' and ``arson'' spread in Japanese society, and hate crimes occurred. About 6,000 Koreans and 800 Chinese were killed because of this rumor.
harmed. On the other hand, the Great Kanto Earthquake was a magnitude 7.9 disaster that occurred on the same day, causing damage to over 100,000 people locally.