Retired LDP dove urges Abe to uphold past WWII apologies

Yohei Kono, a former politician of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech at a hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 24, 2015. Kono, known for his dovishness, urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the speech to uphold the country's past apologies and expressions of remorse for Japan's wartime aggression in Asia, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo