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Former Japanese PM Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101 - NPR

Tomiichi Murayama, Japan's prime minister from 1994, was best known for the "Murayama Statement," an apology delivered on the 50th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.

Former Japanese PM Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101 - NPR

TOKYO Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 "Murayama statement" apologizing to Asian victims of his country's aggression, died Friday. He was 101.
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