Focus on apology as Abe set to issue WWII anniv. statement

Focus on apology as Abe set to issue WWII anniv. statement

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters his office in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2015, prior to an extraordinary Cabinet meeting in which his statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War will be approved. The statement will be issued later in the day, with Asian neighbors closely watching whether he will apologize over Japan's wartime actions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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