Abe Shinzo acknowledged that "comfort women" existed but denied they were coerced into prostitution [File: AFP]
No Backtracking On World War II Apologies, Japan PM Says -- Christian Science Monitor
Shinzo Abe ruled out speculation that his government might water down Japan's official apologies for aggression and the use of sex slaves during World War II. What's behind the shift in tone?
Only weeks after he cast doubt on claims that Japan waged a war of "aggression" on mainland Asia in the first half of the 20th century, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has moved to avert a possible dip in his country's already precarious ties with its neighbors by saying he had ruled out revisions to previous official apologies for Japan's wartime conduct.
Mr. Abe, who became prime minister for the second time in December, told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday: "We share the same recognition with past cabinets that Japan caused tremendous damage and suffering to people in Asia."
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