Demonstration in Tokyo call on Japanese to put pressure on government
Demonstrators hold signs during a protest in Tokyo April 22, 2005 to call on the public to put pressure on the Japanese government to apologise to China for its wartime aggression and on the controversy over Japanese history textbooks. Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologised on Friday for Japan's wartime atrocities and said he would meet Chinese President Hu Jintao in a bid to repair ties that are at their worst in over three decades. (Reuters)
A woman shouts slogans during a demonstration in Tokyo April 22, 2005, calling on the public to put pressure on the Japanese government to apologise to China for its wartime aggression and on the controversy surrounding the Japanese history textbooks. (Reuters)
A woman shouts slogans during a demonstration in Tokyo April 22, 2005, calling on the public to put pressure on the Japanese government to apologise to China for its wartime aggression and on controversy over Japanese history textbooks.(Reuters)
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivers a speech during the Asian-Africa Business Summit 2005 in Jakarta, April 22, 2005. (Reuters)