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G7 STATEMENT

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 18, 2019
Abe, Trump unlikely to issue joint statement following their meeting in Tokyo in late May
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump are unlikely to issue a joint statement when they meet in Tokyo later this month, apparently to avoid exposing differing views on bilateral trade and North Korea issues, Japanese government sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2015
The Abe government versus the Emperor on history issues
Shinzo Abe and the Foreign Ministry have been mincing words when it comes to Japan's war responsibility, in stark contrast with Emperor Akihito's forthright statements of remorse and apology.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2015
Time to heal rifts with Beijing, Seoul
As the events marking the end of World War II draw to a close, the Abe administration should turn its attention to improving ties with South Korea and China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2015
Abe's Aug. 14 statement and the geopolitics of grammar
The approach taken by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his war anniversary statement may be astute in the short run, but it cannot produce authentic reconciliation.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2015
Obama apologizes to Abe over spying allegations
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga made the announcement, but did not say whether Obama admitted the U.S. had spied on Japanese officials and companies, as alleged by WikiLeaks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 22, 2015
Abe's revisionism and Japan's divided war memories
The Abe statement, approved by the Cabinet on Aug. 14, has elevated a myopic and exonerating revisionist narrative of history to Japan's official policy.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2015
U.S. chose not focus on lack of new apology in Abe WWII statement
The United States refrained from mentioning Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's failure to include a direct apology for Japan's wartime aggression in his statement on the end of World War II, U.S. government officials said recently, apparently worrying that any reference could encourage China and South Korea to step up their anti-Japan rhetoric.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 17, 2015
Abe's unconvincing attempt to whitewash Japan's history
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's WWII anniversary statement glosses over unpalatable facts and attempts to interpret them in a favorable way for Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 15, 2015
Abe statement was vague in all the wrong places
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a hash of his long-anticipated statement on Friday commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2015
U.S. welcomes Abe statement; papers critical
The White House welcomed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement Friday expressing remorse over the country's wartime actions, but influential U.S. news outlets criticized Abe for failing to apologize in his own words.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2015
Ex-PM Murayama lashes out at Abe's war statement as lacking clarity
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama on Friday criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's just-issued statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, saying it lacked clarity in its content.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2015
Chinese media voice moderate criticism of Abe's WWII statement
Official broadcaster CCTV and Xinhua News Agency both interpreted Abe's remarks as refraining from offering his own apology for Japan's wartime actions.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2015
South Korea's ruling party shows mixed reaction to Abe statement
South Korea's ruling party on Friday showed a mixed reaction to a statement issued by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2015
Taiwan urges Japan to learn lesson from wartime aggression
Taiwan on Friday called on the Japanese government to keep examining its wartime aggression and learn a lesson from history on the eve of the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2015
Abe's WWII statement speaks of regret but dodges details
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a much-awaited statement about World War II, spoke of “deep remorse” over Japan's wartime misdeeds.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2015
What Japanese leaders have said on the nation's war responsibility
The following is a chronology of key comments made by Japanese leaders on the country's war responsibility.
JAPAN / History
Aug 14, 2015
All eyes on Abe as WWII statement looms; wording to be key focus
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to issue a statement on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, with Asian neighbors closely watching whether he will apologize over Japan's wartime actions.
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2015
Aiming for true reconciliation
Shinzo Abe should uphold the Murayama statement's apology for the war, but Japan's actions are more important than words, and China and South Korea need to offer some reciprocation.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2015
Accepting Japan at its word
If Asia is to move beyond its past, the victims of Japan's wartime aggression must recognize that the Japan of 2015 is not the Japan of 1931, 1941, or even 1945, and that forgiveness benefits everyone.
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.

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