Japanese PM Abe refrains from offering his own apology for wartime atrocities (2)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Aug. 14, 2015. In a statement on Friday marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Abe mentioned previous governments' apology for Japan's wartime past, but refrained from offering his own apology. He also said that Japan must not let its future generations "be predestined to apologize." (Xinhua/Ma Ping)