European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes tuesday december 3,1991 no Pearl Harbor apology needed japanese aide says world Tokyo apr the governments top spokesman said monday that Japan need not apologize for its attack on Pearl Harbor and that the United states need not apologize for dropping atomic bombs on two japanese  parliament members were considering whether to approve a Resolution apologizing for the Pacific War before saturdays soon anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack which brought the United states into world War 11. Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Kato told reporters that Pearl Harbor and the atomic bombings were a unfortunate realities of War that must be kept in the hearts of both nations. He added that it was better to a place greater emphasis on building new history Between the two nations than debating individual  katos remarks came after president Bush ruled out a . Apology for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, which killed As Many As 205,000 people. Kato did not directly address the question of a parliamentary Resolution that would express regret and apologize for the War. Japanese Media reported Over the weekend that parliaments lower House was expected to pass such a Resolution which also would convey appreciation for the help Japan received in recovering from its devastating defeat. The socialist and clean government parties the two largest opposition groups have been vocal advocates of the Resolution. An agreement could be reached quickly if the governing Liberal democrats who have been the most reluctant to Back a Resolution decide to support it said Haruhisa Hatori of the clean government party. He said he expected the political parties to Start talks soon on a Resolution that tie believes could win lower House approval this week. But officials from both the governing and opposition parties said that work on a Resolution of apr us be derailed by parliaments preoccupation that would allow japanese troops to participle i United nations peacekeeping missions. Ill in arties said that work on a Resolution of apology might r 4 Ion with a by troops to peacekeeping missions. The peacekeeping measure is strongly opposed by the socialists who say it violates the country s pacifist Constitution. That document prohibits the use of Force to Settle International disputes. It is expected to be the focus of debate in parliament this week. The democratic socialists a smaller opposition party Are demanding a provision requiring parliamentary approval to dispatch troops. The governing Liberal democrats say approval two years after troops Are sent is sufficient. Maxwell s yacht Crew allowed to leave Spain from wire reports Madrid Spain a in an indication she has. J my # # 1 i j j yacht and its Crew to leave Spain a Canary islands a newspaper reported. The 11-member Crew of the lady Ghislaine had remained in Tenerife on the order of authorities since maxwells body was pulled from the Atlantic on nov. 5. The pathologists who performed the autopsy indicated the lab tests supported their initial finding that Maxwell 68, idea of natural causes. Empty handed Santa Kai Kohe new zealand a so much for the Christmas spirit. Santa Claus alias John Field was passing out Candy saturday during the annual Parade marking the Start of the Christmas season when he ran out of Candy and balloons in the Small town of Kai Kohe on new zealand a North Island. The children turned Nasty and began swearing and kicking at Field. He said some adults also became rude and aggressive asking sarcastically a is this another government budget Cut a a first for Moscow workers in Moscow erect a menorah near the Ukraine hotel for the jewish Holiday of hanukkah which started sunday. Russian and american jews joyously lit the traditional Symbol of Judaism in the first hanukkah ceremony at the russian parliament. Chinese submarine lost at sea reports say Hong Kong a a conventionally powered chinese submarine has disappeared in the yellow sea sources and press reports said. The Romeo class submarine left the chinese port of Qingdao about two weeks ago on a Mission in the yellow sea North of Taiwan Western sources said speaking on condition of anonymity. It disappeared shortly thereafter the sources said. They added that they did no to know How Many Crew members were on Board the sub which belong to the North China sea Fleet. Hong and Taiwan newspapers _ Kong said chinese helicopters and ships were searching for the submarine a medium Range Craft armed with conventional torpedoes. Taiwan scentral daily news quoting unidentified officials from Taiwan a defense ministry reported thursday that taiwanese intelligence began tracking the submarine soon after it left Qingdao. The paper is run by Taiwan a ruling nationalist party. Several Days later the report said taiwanese intelligence determined that the crafts communications equipment had malfunctioned. The Central daily news linked the missing submarine to a massive air Force mock fight that China held nov. 17 Over the yellow sea. The exercise occurred just weeks after a series of Large land based military operations by the communists in fijian province on the chinese Mainland directly across from the Island of Taiwan. The Romeo was the first class of submarine to enter service in China in significant numbers. The soviet Union supplied the first Romeos to China in the 1950s. Then China began making its own version. China is believed to have 115 submarines including about 90 Romeos and two or three nuclear powered submarines capable of carrying Long Range ballistic missiles equipped with nuclear warheads. British shoppers hit stores in Defiance of Blue Law London apr shoppers flocked to hundreds of supermarket Chain stores that opened their doors across England and Wales in a mass Defiance of a sunday closing Law. The Law which allows some shops to open to sell an Odd selection of specific goods have been the object of campaigning reformers for years. The equally determined keep sunday special Campaign had so far prevailed. But this year with the announcement that major Chain stores would open on the sundays before Christmas the government has made Clear that it will not seek enforcement of the trading Law. The House of lords the unelected upper chamber of parliament has referred the Law to the european court and a ruling is not expected for at least six months. The Tesco supermarket Chain opened about 350 of its 379 stores Asda opened More than 100 of its 205 outlets and Safeway traded at 210 of its 264 stores in England and Wales. A we had an average of 30 to 40 people queuing outside Many stores before opening a said Asda spokesman Paul Dowling. But the keep sunday special Campaign claimed 50 million britons had not gone shopping on sunday and that the revolt against the trading Laws was a already an expensive  Chain department stores jewellers Home furnishings and record stores also opened. Thousands of smaller Independent shops have Long ignored the Law which permits the Sale of newspapers and periodicals but not books permits the Sale of fresh fruit and vegetables but not the canned variety and allows the Sale of cars air planes Medicine and liquor