Abe Draws Line Under Past Apologies for Japan’s Wartime Actions
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan inflicted “immeasurable damage and suffering” during World War II, while adding that the nation shouldn’t be expected to continually apologize for a conflict that ended 70 years ago.
“We must not let our children, grandchildren, and even further generations to come, who have nothing to do with that war, be predestined to apologize,” Abe said in a statement to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender. “Even so, we Japanese, across generations, must squarely face the history of the past.”