U.S. President Barack Obama (L) carries a wreath as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks on, in front of a cenotaph at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan May 27, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
Voice Of America: Japan: Abe Will Not Apologize at Pearl Harbor
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not apologize for his country's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor when he visits the site on the U.S. island of Hawaii later this month, a representative said.
"The prime minister's visit is to show his commitment toward the future and to never repeat the tragedy of the world war, as well as to send a message of reconciliation between the U.S. and Japan," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the attack that precipitated the American entry into World War II. Six months ago, U.S. President Barack Obama became the country's first sitting leader to visit a memorial in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, where in 1945 the United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb intending to end the war.
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WNU Editor: Cannot say that I am surprised .... and until Japan officially and publicly recognizes and atones for what it did during the Second World War .... this will always be a scar that will not heal .... even if the Japanese like to proclaim that they want to look at the future .... not the past.
More News On Japan's Prime Minister Decision To Not Issue An Apology On His Visit To Pearl Harbor
Japan PM's Pearl Harbor visit won't be for apology: spokesman -- Reuters
Japan PM Abe won't apologise at Pearl Harbor: government -- AFP
Japanese PM will visit Pearl Harbor to pay respects, not to apologize -- CBC/AP
No apologies: Abe visits Pearl Harbor to show strength of U.S.-Japan ties, not regret -- Globe and Mail
Suga: Abe’s Pearl Harbor visit not for apology -- Japan News/JiJi Press
Abe’s Pearl Harbor visit for remembrance, not apology: Suga -- Japan News/Kyodo
Pearl Harbor commemoration won't include apology from Japan -- DW
