Japan's Prime Minister has surprised some and shocked others by refusing to issue a fresh apology for his country's role in the Second World War.
Japan's Prime Minister has surprised some and shocked others by refusing to issue a fresh apology for his country's role in the Second World War. In a speech to mark the seventieth anniversary of the end of the conflict, Shinzo Abe expressed "profound grief" for Japan's actions, upheld the "unshakeable" apologies made by previous governments and pledged that Tokyo would "never wage a war again." However, he pointed to the fact that post-war generations make up more than eighty percent.
