Japan 's crown prince urges subjects to `` look back humbly on the past and correctly pass on the tragic experiences and history '' of the Second World War 's . Comments have been taken as a rebuke to Prime Minister Abe , often seen as a revisionist . Shinzo Abe will soon make a statement regarding WWII 55th anniversary . Anything but conciliatory language in Abe 's statement could be potentially explosive for regional relations .
Japan 's crown prince urges subjects to `` look back humbly on the past and correctly pass on the tragic experiences and history '' of WWII . Comments have been taken as a rebuke to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , often seen as a revisionist . Abe will soon make a statement regarding the Second World War 's 70th anniversary . Anything but conciliatory language in Abe 's statement could be potentially explosive for regional relations .