1.   A rule banning participation by those who had committed wartime atrocities excluded former Taliban commanders but otherwise was largely ignored.

2.   He noted the financial burden that would be imposed on Japan if the country agrees to pay compensation for its wartime atrocities.

3.   He shuns parades and victory celebrations, which cannot expunge his memory of wartime atrocities he saw and participated in.

4.   He said he was compelled to work on the project to educate the younger generation of Japan on the wartime atrocities.

5.   In truth, hatred of Japan, which colonized China and perpetrated wartime atrocities, comes far more naturally to many Chinese than anti-Americanism.

6.   It followed that the military elite, not the nation as a whole, was responsible for wartime atrocities.

7.   It was generally praised for tackling difficult issues and for naming those it found to be responsible for wartime atrocities.

8.   It united lawyers, historians and victims seeking redress from the Japanese government for wartime atrocities.

9.   Japan has refused to make direct government payments because it is afraid claims will pour in from all sorts of victims of its wartime atrocities.

10.   Japan is also concerned that compensating the women will unleash a torrent of claims for its wartime atrocities.