Abe's speech: moving on without a sense of closure

Wed, Aug 19, 2015 - 5:50 AM

Frank Chingfrank.ching@gmail.com@FrankChing1

PRIME Minister Shinzo Abe failed to grasp the nettle when he delivered a much-touted address on the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender at the end of World War II.

As Mr Abe pointed out, more than 80 per cent of today's Japanese were born after the war and, as time goes on, it will be...

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