December 7, 2016

"Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's planned visit to the U.S. Pearl Harbor later this month, purportedly to remember the thousands killed by Japan's surprise attack on a naval base there 75 years ago, is not based on any change to the leader's revisionist view of history.

Abe's top spokesperson, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, has made it clear that during Abe's visit between Dec. 26 and Dec. 27, "no apology would be offered" for the attack on Pearl Harbor, which was a catalyst for the United States to join World War II.

Abe's upcoming visit to Pearl Harbor is by no means an admission of Japan's war responsibility. As a historical revisionist, Abe consistently maintains a warped view of history that justifies Japanese wartime aggression and glorifies militancy."

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