Well, of course not ;) It is: the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII, the once-a-decade formal apology by the Japanese PM for their actions during the war (a m

Well, of course not ;) It is: the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII, the once-a-decade formal apology by the Japanese PM for their actions during the war (a massively contentious issue where his every word is analysed by Japan's neighbours, and which wasn't felt to be sufficiently contrite this time), as well as falling within the usual politics of the region.