They have refused to make reparation and compensation though Germany and other former war criminal states had already done. This is evidence showing the impudence and moral baseness peculiar to Japan. By refusing to admit and apologize for its history of aggression and crimes and sidestepping the issue of making compensation for them Japan seeks to realise in the 21st century its ambition for reinvasion, which it had failed to realise in the 20th century, and keep its crime-woven past buried in oblivion or make it fade away from people's memory forever. The only way for Japan to win international confidence and live in peace is to redeem its past, the commentary notes, and stresses that the Korean people will never allow Japan to go without redressing its past. Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article says that the cause of national reunification is a patriotic cause of the whole nation to establish national sovereignty throughout Korea and achieve national unity in order to bring about the reunification, independence and prosperity of the country.
Reunification also provides a way of achieving national prosperity.
An important and principled issue in building a reunified country is to thoroughly implement the June 15 north-south joint declaration. He made an in-depth analysis and review of shortcomings committed in the process of building socialism in the past and clearly elucidated problems in successfully building socialism, the desire and ideal of humankind. Ideological education should be steadily intensified among the masses to firmly equip them with the socialist idea and their role in the revolution and construction be increased to the maximum in the new century, too. This is the true way of building Korean socialism with success. The work also teaches the immovable truth that it is necessary to consistently stick to the fundamental socialist principles in the revolution and construction for the victorious advance of socialism in the new century.