The hardest word.

The article looks previews the remarks likely to be made by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe around August 15, 2015, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. It notes past Japanese leaders have made statements of apology for the country's military aggression and says that people in other countries, particularly South Korea and China, are attentive to what Abe will say. Trends in China-Japan and South Korea-Japan relations are discussed.