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Japan PM apologises to China war orphans

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Wednesday made the first apology by a Japanese leader for failing to support war orphans who were left behind in China following World War II, officials said. Thousands of Japanese children and women were abandoned in China during the military’s hasty retreat after defeat in 1945. Many war orphans were adopted by local families and became culturally Chinese. Full Story