1. Both Ford and General Motors were named because of the wartime actions of their subsidiaries in Germany. 2. It is thanks to these enduring political forces that, to the outside world, Japan still cannot seem to offer an unequivocal apology for its wartime actions. 3. Jean-Francois Bergier, a Zurich historian who heads the government commission reviewing Swiss wartime actions, agreed. 4. The Pearl Harbor survivors who listened said they have been able to forgive Japan for its wartime actions. 5. The Swiss diplomat appointed to deal with the controversy, however, testified that Switzerland already was being punished despite its efforts to make amends for its wartime actions. 6. There is agreement, to be sure, between Switzerland and the United States about the broad outlines of Swiss wartime actions. 7. But Japanese wartime actions in the two countries are seen differently in Japan. 8. He has been a vocal proponent of a more forceful apology from Tokyo for its wartime actions. 9. Japan has never fully apologized for its wartime actions, nor provided reparation to individual victims. 10. Many women have refused to accept payments from the fund, saying it allows Japan to avoid taking full responsibility for its wartime actions. |