Japan PM vows new statement on WWII
- Published: 1 Feb 2013 at 21.44
- Online news: Asia
Hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he intends to release a new statement on Japan's attitude to World War II, just a day after unveiling plans to revamp the US-imposed pacifist constitution.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the Upper House's plenary session at the National Diet in Tokyo, on February 1, 2013. Abe says he intends to release a new statement on Japan's attitude to World War II, just a day after unveiling plans to revamp the US-imposed pacifist constitution.
The nationalist premier, who swept to power on promises of a more robust diplomacy that will stand up to China, has long been known to favour the toning down of a 1995 apology for wartime aggression directed at Asian neighbours.
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