Ex-lower house speaker Kono slams Abe statement

Ex-lower house speaker Kono slams Abe statement

Former House of Representatives speaker Yohei Kono gives a speech in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2015. Referring to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement released in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Kono said it will not lead to an improvement in Japan's bilateral ties with China and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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