Former Japanese PM Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101

Tomiichi Murayama, Japan's prime minister from 1994, was best known for the "Murayama Statement," an apology delivered on the ...
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How Japan Invaded China in World War II

Japan’s invasion of China in World War II began with the expansion of conflict after years of tension. Following the Marco ...

INTERVIEW/ Historian Masuda Hajimu: 'Social Warfare': An Undercurrent for Japan’s Road to War

Many narratives about World War II have emerged during the 80 postwar years, but one important question has not been ...

Famous for World War II apology, Japan's former PM dies at 101: Who was Tomiichi Murayama?

Murayama issued the 1995 proclamation on the 50th anniversary of Japan's surrender, expressing "deep remorse" over the ...

Ishiba statement tries to address Japan’s failure to avoid war

Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Oct. 10 released a statement of personal reflections to mark the 80th anniversary ...
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Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates

BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways. Japan remembers the victims ...