The Foreign Ministry has deleted a page from its website that explained the government's position on historical issues stemming from World War II following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new war anniversary statement last Friday.
Titled History Issues Q&A, the page featured eight questions on the views of the Japanese government, with the answers based on the war statements issued by Prime Ministers Tomiichi Murayama in 1995 and Junichiro Koizumi in 2005.
A Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday the ministry deleted the page on Aug. 14 when Abe issued his statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the war.