New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida, the new president and chairman of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun, apologize during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue. They assumed their posts at the Japanese national newspaper earlier in the day.

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