Japan ex-PM Murayama, famous for WW2 apology, dies aged 101
Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, renowned for his 1995 World War II apology expressing "deep remorse" over wartime atrocities, has passed away at 101. His landmark statement set a precedent for subsequent Japanese apologies. Murayama led Japan from 1994 to 1996 during a tumultuous period, having been conscripted into the Imperial Army.
Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, renowned for his 1995 World War II apology expressing "deep remorse" over wartime atrocities, has passed away at 101. His landmark statement set a precedent for subsequent Japanese apologies. Murayama led Japan from 1994 to 1996 during a tumultuous period, having been conscripted into the Imperial Army.
