Tuesday, December 27, 2016

PM Abe offers condolences at Pearl Harbor

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered condolences at Pearl Harbor for the actions by Japan 75 years ago.

He is making an historic visit to Hawaii, to visit the place where the Japanese military nearly destroyed the American fleet, bringing the United States into World War II.

After laying wreathes at the USS Arizona memorial, Prime Minister Abe offered condolences.

The voice of a translator:

IN: "(Japanese) Rest in peace...
OUT: ...and marines sleep."
DUR: 25


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the horrors of war must never be repeated.

The voice of a translator:

IN: "(Japanese)President Obama...
OUT: ...of the war."
DUR: 44


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