I would like to thank U.S. House Speaker John Boehner for giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the opportunity to address a joint session of Congress on April 29. Regarding the content of Abe's address, there are some important issues that he should broach.

First, I'd like the prime minister to dispel suspicions the world harbors toward him as a result of his visit to Yasukuni Shrine, and his revisionist attitude and actions toward history.

For the last two years, the Western media has been very critical of Abe on this issue. Such criticism was also expressed by various foreign leaders.