DP Expresses Condolences Over Death of Ex-Japanese PM Murayama
The ruling Democratic Party (DP) expressed deep condolences over the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama.
Murayama was known for his historic apology to Asian victims of Japan's wartime aggression, explicitly acknowledging Japan's past as an act of 'aggression' and delivering a sincere apology.
As prime minister of Japan, he was the first to explicitly acknowledge Japan's past as an act of 'aggression' and delivered a sincere apology along with a courageous recognition of history.
Murayama, best known for the landmark 1995 "Murayama Statement," died Friday at the age of 101.
Author's summary: DP mourns Murayama's death.