TOKYO, Oct. 10 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:
[Opening statement by Prime Minister Ishiba]
Today I released my Reflection as prime minister, titled "On the 80th anniversary of the end of the war
The text has already been distributed to you in the media I ask for your understanding as I talk about my Reflection in a slightly condensed format because of time constraints
Eighty years have passed since the end of the war
I have visited various monuments honoring the war dead both domestically and overseas, and I also participated in the Peace Memorial Ceremonies to console the spirits of the atomic bomb victims held in Hiroshima City on August 6 and Nagasaki City on August 9, as well as the National Me...