日本三菱公司對強迫美國戰俘勞役表示道歉

Executives from Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation offered a historic personal apology for the company's use of American prisoners of war as forced laborers during World War Two.

Mitsubishi executive Hikaru Kimura offered a "most remorseful apology" to 94-year-old former prisoner of war James Murphy during a public ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles.

"I listened very carefully to Mr. Kimura's statement of apology, and found it very, very sincere, humble, and revealing. And this happened to be the first time that we've heard those words and they really touch you at the heart of the thing."

Twelve-thousand American prisoners of war were put into forced labor by the Japanese government and private companies

Although the Japanese government has officially apologized for using American POWs as forced laborers, the apology by Mitsubishi is the first ever by a Japanese conglomerate.日本三菱綜合材料公司爲該公司在二戰中強迫美軍戰俘勞役做出歷史性道歉。

三菱公司高級執行官木村光星期天在洛杉磯舉行的公共儀式上向94歲的美軍前戰俘詹姆斯·墨菲表示“最懊悔的道歉”。

墨菲說：“我非常仔細地聽了木村光先生的道歉聲明，感覺很真誠，謙遜和發人深省。這是我們第一次聽到這些話，很有觸動。”

二戰中有1200名美國戰俘被日本政府和私人公司強迫勞役。

日本政府幾年前已正式道歉，但這次三菱公司道歉是日本大企業第一次有所表示。