Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, died Friday. He was 101.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologizing over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said. Murayama issued the 1995 proclamation on the ...

I don’t know how many more years I’ll be able to be here,' one survivor said. 'Which is why it’s good to see so many young ...

May 9, 1941. German sailors plunge into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as they abandon U-110, battered by British ...

Japan’s former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for his historic apology over Japan’s wartime actions, has died at the age of 101. Murayama passed away at a hospital in his hometown of ...

His televised address as prime minister, delivered 50 years to the day after Japan announced its surrender, set a marker for ...

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday ...

The phrases ‘deep remorse’ and ‘heartfelt apology’ became templates for Japanese leaders marking WWII anniversaries.

Takaichi was elected the first woman president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party early this month, while ...