Japan remorseful over WWII, vows to regain Asia's trust

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani meets with reporters on May 30, 2015, in Singapore, where he attended the Shangri-La Dialogue together with his counterparts from the United States, Britain and other countries. "Looking back on history, what we did caused suffering to the people of Asia. That's a fact. We must not avert our eyes," Nakatani said at the dialogue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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