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news Scmp World 2026-06-12

Yohei Kono, Key Figure in Japan-China Relations and Wartime Apology, Dies at 89

Yohei Kono, a prominent Japanese politician known for his 1993 apology to WWII 'comfort women' and for bridging relations with China, has died at 89.

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