De Japanse minister van Defensie bezocht zelfs een omstreden oorlogsmonument, wat tot kritiek uit China en Zuid-Korea leidde.

Japan's defence minister paid his respects Saturday at a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long dogged Tokyo's relations with its Asian neighbours, but Prime…

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has repeatedly resisted acknowledging Japan’s wartime aggression and atrocities, marked the war anniversary without apology.