The House of Representatives adopted on Tuesday a resolution for the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II that says Japan expresses "deep regret" over its past conduct, but it does not use the terms "colonial rule" and "acts of aggression" that were in the 1995 resolution.
The resolution was approved by an overwhelming majority of members from the Liberal Democratic Party, its governing coalition partner New Komeito, and two opposition parties, the Democratic Party of Japan and the Social Democratic Party.
The Japanese Communist Party opposed the resolution, saying it does not contain any signs the nation is remorseful over its actions during the war.