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World Service,14 Aug 2015,55 mins

Japanese PM expresses WW2 remorse

Newshour

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Shinzo Abe has expressed "profound grief" but no apology. He added that future generations should not "be predestined to apologise" - we speak to a Japanese student who agrees with him; Tianjin chemical dangers but the Chinese authorities are saying that they believe that the environment is safe; Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says Britain should return the skulls of his country's war heroes. Photo Shinzo Abe Reuters

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