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One of Japan′s most conservative newspapers… adds to mounting pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,… to include an apology for war crimes in his upcoming statement.
North Korea Time will switch to a new time zone next week the day marking the liberation from Japan′s colonial rule.
A move to erase the wartime legacy.
South Korean parliament kicks off its August extraordinary seesion,... but pressing issues, including resolving the spy agency scandal,... remain for debate.
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Title: Conservative Japanese newspaper calls on Abe to include apology in his statement
Voices of concern from within Japan on its leader′s reluctance to repent on its wartime sins.
For the first time ever, one of the most widely read conservative Japanese newspapers has urged the Shinzo Abe administration to apologize to the victims of Japan′s invasion in his August statement.
That was the statement mad on an editorial in the Yomiuri Shimbun on Thursday.
Other newspapers including the Tokyo Shimbun and Nihon Geizai Shimbun echoed this sentiment, saying that Abe′s statement should be apologetic in tone regarding the country′s wartime aggression.
Title: U.S. lawmakers call on Japanese PM to apologize for historical wrongdoings in Abe statement
And calls are not just coming from inside Japan,...
U.S. officials are urging Abe to sincerely apologize for the atrocious crimes Japan committed during World War Two.
This comes as a panel advising Abe on his August statement has told him to mention Japan′s wartime agression in his address.
Connie Kim reports.
Face history and apologize for its past atrocities.
This is what U.S. lawmakers are urging the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to include in his upcoming statement marking the 70th anniversary of World War Two this month.
In a commentary to Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency, Congressman Mike Honda said Thursday Abe should not miss the opportunity to apologize to women tortured by Japan during wartime, especially as time is running out for the few remaining survivors.
Congressman Charles Rangel echoed the sentiment, saying if Abe acknowledges Japan′s historical wrongdoings in his statement, it will affirm the administration′s pursuit for peace and human rights issues.
The newly adopted so-called ′comfort women′ resolution by the Chicago City Council adds weight to such growing voices.
The resolution, to be delivered to the Korean American community this month, calls on the public schools in Chicago to take action to educate students about the issue when covering World War 2.
More than 200-thousand women, mostly Korean, were forced to serve the Japanese military at comfort stations in the early 20th century.
There are indications that Japan will acknowledge its historical wrongdoings,...as onl
