Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.

Junichiro Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

Junichiro Koizumi is a Japanese retired politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2009. He is the sixth-longest serving Prime Minister in Japanese history.

List of war apology statements issued by Japan

This is a list of war apology statements issued by Japan regarding war crimes committed by the Empire of Japan during World War II. The statements were made at and after the end of World War II in Asia, from the 1950s to present day. Controversies remain to this day with some…