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China urges Japan to face bilateral issues squarely

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urges Japanese leaders to face existing problems between the two countries squarely before trying to improve bilateral ties during a speech in Beijing on Oct. 29, 2014.

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Ban says Abe should 'squarely' address Japan's past

NEW YORK, United States - South Koreaan Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a New York hotel on Sept. 26. Ban said he hopes new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would face up to his country's past in efforts to repair damage to the bilateral relations that were exacerbated by Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine. ''We sincerely hope that Prime Minister Abe will learn lessons from what has transpired in Prime Minister Koizumi's administration,'' he said.

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S. Korea's Roh urges Japan to be 'candid about the past'

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (front) makes a speech at the National Assembly on Feb. 25. In the speech marking the second anniversary of his inauguration, Roh indirectly criticized Japan for not fully acknowledging the past wrongdoings, saying Japan should look squarely into history and move toward the future.

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(2)Taiwan's Chen says he will seek improved ties with China

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian delivers an inauguration speech May 20, urging leaders on both sides of the Taiwan Strait work together to improve their relationship to help forge a peaceful environment in the region. Asking China to ''face squarely'' the existence of the Republic of China, Chen said ''the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China'' can develop their relations ''in any form'' agreed upon by the 23 million people in Taiwan.

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ARF ministers begin working dinner

BANGKOK, Thailand - (From L to R in the back row) Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minster Lee Joung Binn attend a photo session, along with other foreign ministers meeting for the ASEAN Regional Forum at a Bangkok hotel July 26. Ministers from Asia, North America and Europe began their annual discussion on security in the Asia-Pacific region during the dinner with the spotlight squarely on the North Korean delegation and developments on the Korean Peninsula.

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Ban says Abe should 'squarely' address Japan's past

NEW YORK, United States - South Koreaan Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a New York hotel on Sept. 26. Ban said he hopes new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would face up to his country's past in efforts to repair damage to the bilateral relations that were exacerbated by Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine. ''We sincerely hope that Prime Minister Abe will learn lessons from what has transpired in Prime Minister Koizumi's administration,'' he said. (Kyodo)

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PM Fukuda pledges to 'look squarely' into wartime history

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda delivers a speech at Peking University in Beijing on Dec. 28. Fukuda's speech was broadcast live on state-run Chinese television. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PM Fukuda pledges to 'look squarely' into wartime history

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is greeted by Peking University students in Beijing on Dec. 28 as he arrives there to deliver a speech. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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A 'Miracle Mirror' CinemaScope screen specially installed i

A 'Miracle Mirror' CinemaScope screen specially installed in the Odeon Cinema, Tottenham Court Road, London. for the first demonstrations of the new panoramic screen CinemaScope process. The cinema, has since been demolished. This photo dates from the time of the first demonstrations (1953). Note how the screen is tilted back to meet more squarely the projection beam coming from high up at the back of the cinema.

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A 'Miracle Mirror' CinemaScope screen specially installed i

A 'Miracle Mirror' CinemaScope screen specially installed in the Odeon Cinema, Tottenham Court Road, London. for the first demonstrations of the new panoramic screen CinemaScope process. The cinema, has since been demolished. This photo dates from the time of the first demonstrations (1953). Note how the screen is tilted back to meet more squarely the projection beam coming from high up at the back of the cinema.

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Top court sorry for "unlawful" treatment of leprosy patients

Yasushi Shimura (2nd from L), leader of a group of former leprosy patients, attends a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city of Koshi on April 25, 2016, after the Supreme Court offered an apology to former patients over the past discriminatory practice of trying them outside of standard courtrooms without properly examining the need to do so. Shimura said, however, it is unreasonable that the top court did not squarely admit to any constitutional violations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court sorry for "unlawful" treatment of leprosy patients

Yasushi Shimura (R), leader of a group of former leprosy patients, attends a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city of Koshi on April 25, 2016, after the Supreme Court offered an apology to former patients over the past discriminatory practice of trying them outside of standard courtrooms without properly examining the need to do so. Shimura said, however, it is unreasonable that the top court did not squarely admit to any constitutional violations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Taiwan's Chen says he will seek improved ties with China

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian delivers an inauguration speech May 20, urging leaders on both sides of the Taiwan Strait work together to improve their relationship to help forge a peaceful environment in the region. Asking China to ''face squarely'' the existence of the Republic of China, Chen said ''the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China'' can develop their relations ''in any form'' agreed upon by the 23 million people in Taiwan. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's Roh urges Japan to be 'candid about the past'

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (front) makes a speech at the National Assembly on Feb. 25. In the speech marking the second anniversary of his inauguration, Roh indirectly criticized Japan for not fully acknowledging the past wrongdoings, saying Japan should look squarely into history and move toward the future. (Kyodo)

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Park calls for efforts toward "future-oriented" ties with Japan

South Korean President Park Geun Hye gives a speech during a ceremony marking the 71st Liberation Day, which celebrates the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2016. Park called for efforts to forge a "future-oriented relationship" with Japan while squarely looking at the past. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Park calls for efforts toward "future-oriented" ties with Japan

South Korean President Park Geun Hye gives a speech during a ceremony marking the 71st Liberation Day, which celebrates the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2016. Park called for efforts to forge a "future-oriented relationship" with Japan while squarely looking at the past. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Park calls for efforts toward "future-oriented" ties with Japan

South Korean President Park Geun Hye gives a speech during a ceremony marking the 71st Liberation Day, which celebrates the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2016. Park called for efforts to forge a "future-oriented relationship" with Japan while squarely looking at the past. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Park calls for efforts toward "future-oriented" ties with Japan

South Korean President Park Geun Hye gives a speech during a ceremony marking the 71st Liberation Day, which celebrates the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2016. Park called for efforts to forge a "future-oriented relationship" with Japan while squarely looking at the past. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ARF ministers begin working dinner

BANGKOK, Thailand - (From L to R in the back row) Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minster Lee Joung Binn attend a photo session, along with other foreign ministers meeting for the ASEAN Regional Forum at a Bangkok hotel July 26. Ministers from Asia, North America and Europe began their annual discussion on security in the Asia-Pacific region during the dinner with the spotlight squarely on the North Korean delegation and developments on the Korean Peninsula.