S. Korea, China Criticize Japan PM Abe's Speech

Authorities in South Korea and China were mostly critical of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech to the U.S. Congress. In his speech Wednesday to a joint session of the U.S. lawmakers, Abe expressed remorse over the war and offered condolences for those who died. But Abe did not offer leaders in South Korea and China what they have been calling for: a direct acknowledgment and apology for the atrocities committed by the Japanese Imperial Army during its colonial rule over much...

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