[Global Times-Global Network Reporter Xing Xiaojing Xu Keyue] On the evening of 10th, outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his "personal opinion" 80 years after the war. "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" reported on the 10th that the full text of Shigeru Ishiba's "personal opinion" is 7 pages of A4 paper, about 6,000 words. Starting from the government and parliamentary system, it analyzes the reasons for Japan's reckless war, and clearly states that it "inherits the historical cognitive position of previous prime ministers' talks".

In an interview with the Global Times, experts said that the meaning of the "personal insight" is to reflect deeply on the pre-war Japanese political and institutional defects, which to some extent points to the current spread of historical revisionism in Japan, and can also be viewed as a complaining warning to the right-wing conservative forces represented by the high market. But for Japanese society, which has a serious lack of correct comprehensive historical knowledge, the actual role of the warning is limited, nor can it fundamentally change the distorted Japanese society's historical and revisionist ideas.

It is a positive response to individual wishes and to party contracts.

According to the Japanese media released the "personal insight" full text, its opening is to show that "in the past in the post-war 50 years, 60 years, 70 years, the cabinet prime minister talks, about historical knowledge, I also inherited the position of the past cabinet." in the last three talks, about "why not to avoid that war" question touched little. its "internal political system could not contain the war" as the core, analyzed the problems existing at the time Japan in the Constitution, government, parliament, media and information collection analysis, said "pre-war Japan, the lack of a political and military adequate integration mechanism", the meaning of "dominant power" has been gradually expanded, and "the parliament that originally should bear the power of military control, also gradually lost its function."

Politics must have a sense of dignity and responsibility that does not succumb to irresponsible populism and does not follow the wave. Parliament and the media should play a balanced role in preventing the government from making wrong judgments. He said, ¡°We must always be humble in the face of history and keep the lessons deeply in mind.¡±

In an interview with a reporter of the Global Times, Zhijiang, a researcher at the Northeastern Asian Research Institute of the Social Sciences Academy of Hailongjiang Province, said that since the 1995 "Walongshan Talk", the previous Japanese government has been making historical talks on the "ten" anniversary. The Japanese government had spoken to the prime minister through a cabinet resolution in the 50s, 60s and 70s after the war. Shikoku originally wanted to speak in the same cabinet form, but was not able to the strong restrictions of conservative forces within the party. Therefore, even if the form of "personal insights" was changed, the voice could also be expressed, this move can be regarded as a personal wish, but also as a positive response to the party's restrictions.

At the same time, he also tried to leave historical marks and political heritage in this way. ¡°By publishing ¡®personal opinions¡¯, he was able to leave a mark in the history of Japan¡¯s constitutional and political parties, but also to show the outside world his objective attitude toward historical perception as a politician. More importantly, he aims to warn Japanese society that the future may repeat itself if it is not serious about historical issues.¡±

China International Affairs Research Institute Asia-Pacific Specialist researcher Nohua Yui said in an interview with the Global Times reporter on the 10th that in the form of "personal insights", in-depth comprehensive explanation of why Japan will go to war and the internal mechanism of political power failed to stop the war, this is the first time in the post-war Japanese prime minister, which is also the reason why he insisted on the publication of this feeling.

Xiang Haoyu said that in the current Japanese political ecology, Shigeru Ishiba's remarks require political courage, and they should still be affirmed. His speech focused on why Japan embarked on the road of war, and also used the past to satirize the present, tactfully criticizing the current trend of populism, narrow nationalism and xenophobia in Japan.

Differences in lines under the ¡°conservative return¡± trend within the Self-Democratic Party

According to "Product News", despite the publication of the content in the form of "personal insights", the wave of opposition within the People's Party to its statements is strong, and some people demand "stopping the publication of insights".Chairman of the People's Party, CaoÊÐÔçÃç clearly expressed opposition, "70 years of post-war conversation is the best version, no need for new statements."

Japan's "Daily News" also said on the 10th that the Liberal Democratic Party elected sanae takaichi, who is conservative, as the new president in the presidential election. In the Liberal Democratic Party, where the trend of "conservative return" is becoming increasingly obvious, the negative voice of the Prime Minister's "personal opinion" is gradually increasing.

In this regard, Xiang Haoyu analyzed that the sharp differences around Shigeru Ishiba's "personal opinions" within the Liberal Democratic Party profoundly reflect the deep rift in the Liberal Democratic Party and even Japan on the issue of historical understanding, as well as the fierce struggle between different political lines in Japanese political circles. The core of this rift lies in the fact that the right-wing conservative forces represented by takaichi sanae adhere to the revisionist view of World War II history, and advocate that Japan should stop "apology diplomacy", aiming at restoring Japan's national reputation and national self-esteem, so as to serve the agenda of promoting constitutional amendment and strengthening the army. However, the steady and pragmatic line represented by Shigeru Ishiba tends to prevent the recurrence of war tragedy by reflecting on the institutional drawbacks of why Japan fell into war on the basis of inheriting historical introspection.

Xiang Haoyu said that Shigeru Ishiba's adoption of this form can not only express his reflection on the root causes of the war and the dangers of current Japanese politics, but also strategically avoid direct conflict with the conservative forces within the party on the core wording of "historical understanding", thereby drawing a clear line between the moderate rational line and the revisionist line of conservatives such as Takashii Zaumi on historical issues, and leaving himself a unique political legacy focused on historical reflection.

He said that the meaning of the "personal insight" is to reflect deeply on the pre-war Japanese political and institutional defects, which to some extent point to the current spread of historical revisionism in Japan, and can also be seen as a complaining warning to the right-wing conservative forces represented by the High Market. But for Japanese society, which has a serious lack of correct comprehensive historical knowledge, the warning is limited and can not fundamentally change the distorted historical view and revisionist thought of Japanese society.

The limitations of ¡°personal insights¡±

Japan's Kyodo News Agency stated that Shigeru Ishiba emphasized in his "personal opinion" that "historical lessons must be engraved in his heart." He advocated that through each citizen's proactive thinking about previous wars and peaceful methods, the foundation of a peaceful country will be further strengthened. However, it is worth noting that when talking about historical cognition, Shigeru Ishiba only stated that he "inherited the positions of successive cabinets," and Japan's TBS TV said that he "avoided directly mentioning war responsibilities."

"We must pay attention to the limitations of Shi Damao's 'personal opinions'." Da Zhigang told a reporter from the Global Times,"His speech put forward a direction worth rethinking and has certain positive significance, but it evaded Japan's responsibility for harm and the nature of aggression. This is undoubtedly a profound regret. It can also be seen from Shigeru Ishiba's previous speech at the UN General Assembly that he also avoided key expressions such as 'aggression' and 'apology' and did not face Japan's responsibility as the perpetrator in the war directly. Therefore, it is difficult to expect him to discuss Japan's history of aggression. Make a sincere apology to the people of the victim country."

Xiang Haoyu expressed a similar view in the interview, saying that Shigeru Ishiba is essentially a conservative politician, and his historical understanding has its limitations. His "personal opinion" avoids direct words such as "historical understanding" and "war responsibility", but focuses on the reflection of "military-political relations" and "war mechanism". This treatment is not only the embodiment of his personal cognitive limitations, but also to avoid strong controversy that may affect the weight and effect of this conversation. This approach may avoid the fierce rebound of conservative forces in the short term and leave a certain buffer space for Japanese politics, but in the long run, it will not help to really improve relations with neighboring countries such as China and South Korea.

He further analyzed that Shikoku did not explicitly apologize directly for the history of Japanese aggression, but only expressed the rejection and apology in the prime minister's conversation so far, and actually avoided Japan's "accelerated responsibility", was the expression of a lack of thorough reflection on the historical issue, which did not meet the expectations of Asian neighbors, and was also destined to make it difficult for Japan to gain full confidence in its neighbors on historical issues.