European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes tuesday december 3,1991 no Pearl Harbor apology needed japanese aide says 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 cities. Nonetheless parliament members were considering whether to approve a Resolution apologizing for the Pacific War before saturdays 50tn anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack which brought the United states into world War ii. 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 egress 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 be believes could win lower House approval this week. But officials from both the governing and opposition earties said that work on a Resolution of apology might e derailed by parliaments preoccupation with a Bill that would allow japanese troops to participate United nations 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. In world Maxwell s yacht Crew allowed to leave Spain from wire reports Madrid Spain a in an indication she has not found evidence of foul play the judge investigating the death of publisher Robert Maxwell has allowed his 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, died of natural  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. Right Wing extremism found in German army Berlin up a a senior military official said in a letter that there had been incidents of right Wing extremism in the bund Estehr the German army and told commanding officers to prevent any such occurrences a military spokesman said monday. The spokesman confirmed a report by berlins by daily that bund Estehr general inspector Klaus Dieter Naumann had sent the confidential letter to All commanding officers. But he denied that Naumann had warned of growing Neo nazi tendencies within the bund Estehr. A the letter mentions four isolated cases a he said adding that Naumann told the officers a it is their duty to prevent such  the spokesman also said a it is unavoidable that the one or other right Wing Radical should be included in the  by said that in three of the incidents related by Naumann a four Star general soldiers shouted Neo nazi slogans while under the influence of alcohol. In the fourth incident soldiers were involved in a violent attack. The letter did not specify the nature of the attack. The names of the four military Camps and the dates of the incidents were also not Given in the letter. Naumann a letter a copy of which was obtained by the by newspaper said army members convicted of right Wing extremist crimes would face harsh sentences. A Radical developments will be resolutely and uncompromisingly confronted a the letter said. The soldiers involved in the four incidents had already served military prison terms the letter said. Extremist attacks on foreigners have increased in Germany since the oct. 3, 1990, unification of the country. More than 700 attacks on foreigners a mostly african and asian political Asylum applicants and guest workers have been reported to German police during 1991. 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 e a 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 pennies the Sale of newspapers and periodicals but not books pennies the Sale of fresh Niit and vegetables but not the canned variety and allows the Sale of cars air planes Medicine and liquor