http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/libra ... 05m0q.13j1
You got to wonder at the mentality of some people. I wonder if the western media picked that up, sure would sicken a lot of survivors and relatives of those who died at the hands of these sadists!Japan's Abe Sent Note to Ceremony Honoring War Criminals
August 27, 2014
by VOA News
Japan has confirmed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a personal message to a ceremony honoring hundreds of World War II-era Japanese war criminals.
The Asahi newspaper reported Wednesday that Prime Minister Abe sent the note to the April ceremony held at Koyasan Okunoin temple in western Japan.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Abe's note was sent in his capacity as head of Japan's ruling party, and not as prime minister.
"In this case, he sent this message as Shinzo Abe and as the head of the Liberal Democratic Party. As such, the government thinks of him in this respect as a private citizen," said Suga.
Asahi reported that in the note, Abe expressed grief for the death of the war criminals, who he said "sacrificed their souls to become the foundation of the country."