New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida hold a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, after becoming the new president and chairman, respectively, of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun earlier in the day. During the press conference, they apologized for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue.

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