Wakamiya Yoshibumi: The Postwar Conservative View of Asia

Subtitle: How the Political Right Has Delayed Japan's Coming to Terms With its History of Aggression in Asia

Observers of Japan have good reason to be puzzled at the perennial nature of Japan's apologies for the pre-1945 transgressions of its military. Japanese prime ministers - and emperors - have apologized repeatedly to their Asian counterparts. Isn't once enough?