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Japan’s Foreign Minister Says Apologies to Wartime Victims Will Be Upheld
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Japan's Foreign Minister tells Martin Fackler of the NYT in an interview that the Abe government will follow previous governments in the postwar period that apologized for colonial policies that caused suffering in other parts of Asia. He repeatedly calls for Japanese to be humble about the past. Previous statements by persons seen to be close to the government, including the head of NHK broadcaster, were interpreted negatively in S. Korea, China and the U.S. as needlessly escalating tensions in the region. China and S. Korea responded with a public relations campaign of their own to present what happened in the prewar period. S. Korean president Park refused to meet Japan's premier Abe. Kishida used NYT and Fackler to send a message to a global audience about Japan taking a path of peace since 1945.
Japan's foreign minister, Fumio Kishida, and a clear statement on the Abe government's resolve to continue postwar policy apologies on Japan's prewar history
04/08/2014
In an intervew with Martin Fackler of the NYT, Japan's Foreign Minister Kishida makes a clear statement about the policy of the Abe administration to continue postwar apologies for colonial policy that caused suffering in other parts of Asia. He repeatedly calls for Japanese to be humble about the past.
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