NK demands halt to Japan`s history distortions

North Korea demanded on Tuesday that Japan stop its distortions of history and apologize, contending that such an activity is a most dangerous and horrible crime.

Radio Pyongyang said the Japanese government`s authorization of controversial history textbooks amounts to a shameless act of denying its criminal history and an unforgivable offense. It added that Japan should bear in mind that it will have a future only when it offers a sincere apology for the crimes it committed and gives due compensation for its wrongdoings.

Noting that the history of aggression perpetrated by imperial Japan can never be erased, the North Korean government mouth-piece warned that if Japan continues to gloss over the past, it would face a strict trial in the annals of history and be duly punished as a criminal.

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