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The “Reflections” of outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on “Japan in World War II,” coupled with the death of the author of the landmark “Murayama Statement” on October 17, 2025, at the age of 100, have once again evoked debates about the country’s place and role in the greatest man-made catastrophe of the 20th century.

One element of Donald Trump’s visit to Japan in the realms of his “Asian tour” was a meeting with the relatives of Japanese citizens “abducted” by North Korea.

On October 21, Sanae Takaichi became Prime Minister of Japan after the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) formed a new alliance with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), a centrist party with roots in Osaka.