Prime Minister Hatoyama Former: “The massacre of Koreans in the Great Kanto Earthquake was a “mistake”… “We should apologize” = South Korean report

Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said of the massacre of Koreans at the time of the Great Kanto Earthquake, which celebrated its 100th anniversary, "I think we must have the feeling of accurately apologizing for our mistakes."
' said. After attending the ``100th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony for Korean Victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake'' held at the International Forum in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on the 1st, Prime Minister Hatoyama told reporters, ``The Japanese government's information survey.
I am silent about the massacres of South Koreans and Koreans because I have not been able to do enough," he said. Prime Minister Hatoyama former said, "If you turn your eyes away from the past, you will not be able to see the future."
We should speculate about the past, gather information, and apologize," he said. He continued, "The government must take responsibility for honestly doing bad things, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Kanagawa Prefecture
I also have to take responsibility," he said, "It's a pity that I can't do that."