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TOMIICHI MURAYAMA

Then-South Korean President Kim Young-sam (left) and then-Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama in Osaka in November 1995
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Apr 1, 2026
South Korea praised Japan＊s 1995 war statement, records show
The statement expressed Japan＊s remorse and apology over its past colonial rule in Asia.
Then-Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama issues a statement on the 50th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II on Aug. 15, 1995. Murayama died on Friday at the age of 101.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Oct 20, 2025
China＊s Xi mourns death of ex-PM Murayama
The Chinese president offered his condolences in a message sent to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday.
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama delivers a speech during a rally in Tokyo in July 2015.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Oct 18, 2025
Tributes pour in for former PM Murayama after his death
Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the Social Democratic Party, which succeeded Murayam＊s Japan Socialist Party, told reporters that Murayama was ※like a guardian angel.§
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Oct 17, 2025
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Murayama, who delivered a key statement apologizing for Japan＊s World War II aggression, died on Friday in his native Oita.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Oct 2, 2022
Former Japan political bigwig Masayoshi Takemura dies at 88
Takemura played a major role in the Japanese political world in the first half of the 1990s.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / EXPLAINER
Sep 14, 2021
The LDP＊s leadership race kicks into high gear this week: This is how it will go down
Support from rank-and-file members will be key for candidates, but if the election goes to a runoff, LDP lawmakers will have a bigger say.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / History / 51勛圖厙 TIMES GONE BY
Dec 31, 2020
Japan Times 1996: Murayama to step down
A prime minister steps aside after being blamed for a series of blunders related to the previous year＊s catastrophes.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / History / 51勛圖厙 TIMES GONE BY
May 2, 2020
Japan Times 1945: Tokyo hit by second major air raid
A bombing raid on Tokyo by U.S. aircraft during World War II disrupts distribution networks of Nippon Times.
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2015
Aiming for true reconciliation
Shinzo Abe should uphold the Murayama statement＊s apology for the war, but Japan＊s actions are more important than words, and China and South Korea need to offer some reciprocation.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / History
Aug 10, 2015
Abe war anniversary statement to include terms ＆apology＊ and ＆aggression＊: NHK
A draft of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II includes all of the key words used in the Murayama statement, including ＆apology＊ and ＆aggression,＊ according to NHK.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jul 29, 2015
Murayama warns of ＆crisis＊ over security bills
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama said Wednesday ※a sense of crisis§ drove him to join protesters outside the Diet who were rallying against legislation that would overhaul the country＊s security policies.
51勛圖厙 / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Jun 21, 2015
Time running out for South Korean ＆comfort women＊ as average age approaches 90
Year after year, their numbers dwindle. Now, with the average age of former ※comfort women§ in South Korea approaching 90, time is running out.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 9, 2015
Murayama, Kono assail revisionism, urge Abe to uphold their apologies in entirety
Two former leaders who issued historic apologies for the nation＊s past lambast revisionist attempts to rewrite history, urging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to stand by the statements they delivered when they were in office.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Feb 27, 2014
Murayama raps Abe over sex slaves
Ex-Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama blasts Shinu00adzo Abe for considering revising the 1993 Kono statement, the first official acknowledgment that the Imperial Japanese Army forced women into sexual servitude at wartime brothels.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive＊s mission to save Japan＊s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ※the very first day it appeared in the world,§ says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

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