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- Yohei Kono, author of Japan’s 1993 comfort-women apology, died at 89 on Monday.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posted condolences on X, praising Kono’s handling of historical issues.
- Lawmaker Taro Kono donated part of his liver to his father in 2002, saving him.
- Kono warned Japan must not abandon wartime remorse, saying peace depends on remembering the past.
