When asked if it was difficult for him to push for the resolution as a third-generation Japanese-American, Honda said the atrocities involving the sex slaves has nothing to do with race, but with what is right and wrong. But it must have been very difficult for him to urge the repentance of the country of his ancestors. He faced considerable criticism in Japan. One moderator of a Japanese TV program asked him how he could have proposed such a resolution "with the face of a Japanese." Right-wing newspapers even claimed that Honda was manipulated by the Chinese government to raise the sex slave issue. He faced ceaseless criticism for his righteous efforts, including claims that he was merely trying to win votes from ethnic Chinese and Korean residents in his constituency. Some even said that Honda's own family members did not support him. Yet he boldly realized what he believed in.

This resolution is not the end, but a beginning, Honda said. Although it has no legally binding power, the House resolution is sending shock waves throughout the world. The Lower House of the Dutch Parliament unanimously passed a resolution demanding an official apology and compensation from the Japanese government for forcefully mobilizing sex slaves. The EU parliament also recently held a hearing on sex slaves and is pushing for a resolution. The Canadian and Australian parliaments are preparing similar resolutions as well. The courageous act of one Japanese-American politician has brought about this much change. If the Korean National Assembly had a lawmaker like Honda, with as much dedication to dealing with human rights abuses in North Korea, the world's view of those abuses would be much different than it is now.