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Japan shall make efforts to improve relationship with China

"JapanshallmakeeffortstoimprovebilateralrelationshipwithChina,"saidYukioHatoyama,formerJapanesePrimeMinister."Japanshallfullyrecognizethefactthatsteadydevelopme

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S. Koreans unsparing of praise for Hatoyama's apology for Japan's wartime atrocities

​South Koreans gave their unsparing praise for former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who knelt down in front of a monument in Seoul for victims of Japan's colonization during World War II and apologized for wartime atrocities.

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Former Japanese PM kneels before S. Korean monument, urging Abe to apologize

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should apologize for wartime aggressions "from the heart," his predecessor Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday in Seoul while visiting the site of a colony-era prison where he knelt before a memorial monument.

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Ex-Japanese PM extends apologies for rightist government

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama slapped on Shinzo Abe’s face for his rightist actions against neighboring China and South Korea.  

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Chinese leader calls for dialogue to resolve Diaoyu Islands issue

Top political advisor Jia Qinglin said Wednesday that China and Japan should resolve the Diaoyu Islands dispute through dialogue and consultation.