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Japan ex-PM Murayama, famous for WW2 apology, dies aged 101

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, famous for making a statement apologising over World War II, died on October 17, 2025 aged 101. [AFP]

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said.

Murayama issued the 1995 proclamation on the 50th anniversary of Japan's surrender, expressing "deep remorse" over the country's atrocities in Asia.

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