Japan protests against Chinese media call for emperor's apology

[VALKRYIE]

Fri Aug 28, 2015 | 3:52 AM EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has lodged a protest with China over a call by China's Xinhua state news agency for Japan's Emperor Akihito to apologize for its past military aggression, a Japanese government spokesman said on Friday.

The news agency's commentary was "significantly discourteous" to the emperor and it conflicted with China's position on the issue, the chief government spokesman said.

"It is utterly unfavorable as it could throw cold water on the relationship between Japan and China which is on the recovery path following two meetings between the leaders," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference.

"Japan strongly protested ... through diplomatic channels."

Japan invaded China in 1937 and ruled parts of it brutally for the next eight years. Western and Chinese historians estimate millions of Chinese civilians were killed.

Sino-Japan relations have long been affected by what China sees as Japan's failure to atone for its actions.

Xinhua said this week Japan's then Emperor Hirohito never apologized to the countries and people that suffered during the war and said his successor, Akihito, should do so.

Emperor Akihito marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two on Aug. 15 with an expression of "deep remorse" over the conflict.

Ties between the neighbors have thawed slightly since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at multilateral gatherings in April and last November.

(Reporting by Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Robert Birsel)

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[大汉奸柳传志]

The Japanese act like they respect their emperor very much yet everything PM Abe does is against the emperor‘s will. Sad to see this pacifist country being hijaked by a few right wingers who only serve as warmonger USA’s proxy.

 

[TheTheoryOfMilitaryLogistics]

The Japanese act like they respect their emperor very much yet everything PM Abe does is against the emperor‘s will. Sad to see this pacifist country being hijaked by a few right wingers who only serve as warmonger USA’s proxy.

In WW2,Japanese emperor never spoke directly in political meeting,the emperor just said some words that have enough hint.And his officials will realize the emperor's true purpose.In that time,the emperor can master the whole country.Partly,this is why the biggest war criminal can escape from trial and punishing.
I don't know whether the emperor can master the country or not in modern time.But I doubt that Japan is a pacifist country.In history,Japan has tried to invade China or Korea for many times.They now pretend to be a peaceful and quiet virgin and try to dilute the history.They imagine that they are attractive to the whole word.But China and Korea who know their true colors certainly keep vigilant.
By the way,a barking doggy is not kawaii.

 

[Sanchez]

In WWII Japan's Emperor was the biggest war criminal in Asia and one of the royal family members was directly responsible for Nanjing massacre.