Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbour was most certainly motivated by a desire to cosy up to Washington at a time when China is becoming increasingly powerful. Illustration: Ingo Fast
Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbour was most certainly motivated by a desire to cosy up to Washington at a time when China is becoming increasingly powerful. Illustration: Ingo Fast
Shinzo Abe
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Abe’s words at Pearl Harbour were purely for effect, with an eye on China

Jean-Pierre Lehmann says Japanese crimes against humanity extend well beyond the attack on the US base in Hawaii, and Abe’s visit was nothing more than an attempt to cosy up to Washington

Jean-Pierre Lehmann
Jean-Pierre Lehmann

Updated: 10:00am, 3 Jan, 2017

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Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbour was most certainly motivated by a desire to cosy up to Washington at a time when China is becoming increasingly powerful. Illustration: Ingo Fast
Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbour was most certainly motivated by a desire to cosy up to Washington at a time when China is becoming increasingly powerful. Illustration: Ingo Fast
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