Ex-Prime Minister Murayama lauds 'comfort women' accord reached with Seoul
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama welcomed Monday an agreement reached between Japan and South Korea to create a new fund to resolve the issue of women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels. "It has been a long time. I have hoped that it ...
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. In the statement, Abe cited past war anniversary statements that expressed feelings ...
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. "We think of the statement as meaningful as (Abe) mentioned remorse and apology for ...
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. Government sources have said Abe plans to include ...
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.
Abe to mention 'aggression' and 'apology' in WWII statement but qualify context: sources
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to include the words "apology" and "aggression" in a statement he will issue Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, government sources said Monday. Abe is considering using the term "aggression" to show Japan's ...
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.
Abe risks damaging regional ties if statement stops short of apology: Murayama
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama is urging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to uphold Japan's apology for its wartime aggression against Asian neighbors. He said to omit this from an upcoming statement reflecting on 70 years since the end of World War II would generate ...
Murayama warns of 'crisis' over security bills
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama said Wednesday "a sense of crisis" drove him to join protesters outside the Diet who were rallying against legislation that would overhaul the country's security policies. Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, the 91-year-old expressed concern about the ...
Murayama urges Abe to get Cabinet approval for WWII anniversary statement
Japan’s former leader made the remarks following reports that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may not ask the Cabinet to endorse his statement, purportedly to highlight its personal nature.
Time running out for South Korean 'comfort women' as average age approaches 90
Year after year, their numbers dwindle. Now, with the average age of former "comfort women" in South Korea approaching 90, time is running out. The Japanese government has been pressed for years to offer compensation money and extend more sincere apologies to the women, who ...
Murayama, Kono assail revisionism, urge Abe to uphold their apologies in entirety
Two former leaders who issued historic apologies for the nation's past lambast revisionist attempts to rewrite history, urging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to stand by the statements they delivered when they were in office.
