Men bow under Japan's national flag at the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15, 2015, as people visit to offer prayers and remember the country's war dead to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender at the end of World War II. - AFP\
EVEN as other neighbours expressed disappointment at Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe’s tepid statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Philippines lauded Japan’s acts of compassion since the war that had helped dissolve enmity.
“This 70-year history demonstrates to the world that, through relentless efforts, the peoples of two countries can attain a remarkable achievement in overcoming issues of the past and establishing a strong friendship,” said Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario last Saturday, a day after Abe’s statement was slammed for not including a fresh apology for Japan’s war atrocities.
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