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MURAYAMA STATEMENT

Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 10, 2015
Abe war anniversary statement to include terms ¡®apology¡¯ and ¡®aggression¡¯: NHK
A draft of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II includes all of the key words used in the Murayama statement, including ¡®apology¡¯ and ¡®aggression,¡¯ according to NHK.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2015
Murayama warns of ¡®crisis¡¯ over security bills
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama said Wednesday ¡°a sense of crisis¡± drove him to join protesters outside the Diet who were rallying against legislation that would overhaul the country¡¯s security policies.
EDITORIALS
Mar 1, 2015
Abe¡¯s choice of words
What Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may say in a statement he plans to make this summer to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II has become a politically charged subject of speculation.
EDITORIALS
Mar 7, 2014
Don¡¯t reopen old wounds
If the Abe administration tries to weaken or scrap the 1993 ¡®Kono statement,¡¯ the perception is likely to strengthen in the international community that it is bent on whitewashing Â鶹´«Ã½ wartime behavior and, even today, lacks respect for the honor and dignity of women.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2013
Abe aside, war apology stands: Suga
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday reaffirmed that the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upholds the position set out by the 1995 apology issued by then-Prime Minister Tomiichii Murayama, which admits that Japan waged wars of aggression.
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