National / 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. Sept. 6, 1984 — Emperor Hirohito (Showa), at a banquet for visiting South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, says, "It is indeed regrettable that there was an unfortunate past ...