Japan owes an explanation to China and the international community as to why it is unwilling to clearly state the commitments it has made in the past and its legal obligations, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Thursday. 日本外交部發言人林劍週四表示，日本應向中國和國際社會解釋，為何其不願明確闡述過去作出的承諾及其法律義務。 Lin made the remark at a daily news conference in Beijing, when asked about the comments Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made on Wednesday in Japan's Upper House about the China-Japan Joint Statement of 1972. 林劍在北京舉行的例行記者會上作出上述表態。當時他被問及日本首相高市早苗週三在日本參議院就《1972年中日聯合聲明》發表的言論。 As a landmark political document underpinning China-Japan ties, the statement's Article 3 states that "the Government of the People's Republic of China reiterates that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People's Republic of China", and "the Government of Japan fully understands and respects this stand...