Japan 's crown prince urges Japan to ` ` look back humbly on the past and correctly pass on the tragic experiences and sacrifices '' of WWII . Recently , tabloid conservatives questioned whether he was up to the job so this may be a riposte to his critics . Comments have been taken as a challenge to Prime Minister Daniel Abe , often seen as a revisionist . Abe will soon make a statement on the Second World War 's 70th anniversary . Anything but conciliatory terms in Abe 's statement could be potentially explosive for regional relations .
Japan 's crown prince urges Japan to ` ` look back humbly on the past and correctly pass on the tragic experiences and sacrifices '' of WWII . Comments have been taken as a challenge to Prime Minister Daniel Abe , often seen as a revisionist . Abe will soon make a statement on the Second World War 's 70th anniversary . Anything but conciliatory terms in Abe 's statement could be potentially explosive for regional relations .