Japanese Prime Minister withdraws apology for war atrocities

Title

Japanese Prime Minister withdraws apology for war atrocities

Genre

News report

TX Date

13 Aug 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:20

Description

Reuter’s Niho Yoshikawa in Tokyo reports on the contents of a letter sent by Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama to UK Premier John Major. Japan says its Prime Minister’s letter to John Major was primarily to congratulate him on regaining the leadership of the Conservative Party but confusion exists over whether Mr Murayama was offering an apology for Japanese actions in World War Two.

Contributors

Niho Yoshikawa

Keywords

Second World War (1939-1945); Japan; Prisoners of War; Tomiichi Murayama

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