Japan PM Shinzo Abe will deliver closely watched WW2 statement

August 14, 2015

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to deliver a much-anticipated statement, marking 70 years since his country’s WW2 surrender. Its content will be closely watched by Japan’s neighbours, who are concerned he may water down previous expressions of regret by the Japanese government. Previous prime ministers used the once-every-decade statement to apologise for Japan’s actions in World War II. But Mr Abe has been accused of playing down Japan’s wartime atrocities.

Mr Abe’s statement will be approved by cabinet shortly before he delivers it in Tokyo early on Friday evening.

 

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