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Story summary
- Tomiichi Murayama, Japan's 81st prime minister, died at 101 in Oita on October 17, 2025.
- In 1995, Murayama delivered a historic apology for Japan's World War II atrocities, acknowledging colonial aggression and expressing "deep remorse and heartfelt apology."
- Murayama established the Asian Women’s Fund to support "comfort women."
- Despite nationalist criticism and limited support from his coalition government, the apology became a reference point for future leaders.
