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Japan Must Show 'Deep Remorse' For Wartime Actions, Official Says
*Please Note: Archive articles do not include photos, charts or graphics. More information. December 8, 2005, Thursday
By JAMES BROOKE (NYT); Foreign Desk
Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 16, Column 3, 460 words
DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Japanese Foreign Min Taro Aso says Japan must show 'deep remorse' for its actions in World War II; Aso and other Japanese leaders have in recent years played down country's wartime record of atrocities in China and Korea, and Prime Min Junichiro Koizumi continues to make annual visits to shrine that honors Japan's 2.5 million war dead, including war criminals; Aso's latest remarks come as Koizumi prepares to fly to Malaysia to attend two summit meetings of Assn of Southeast Asian Nations, where he risks being isolated because China and South Korea refuse to engage in separate, three-way meetings with Japan
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