日本天皇'痛悔'二戰行爲 暗批安倍晉三?

Emperor's WWII 'remorse'

日本天皇'痛悔'二戰行爲

Japan's Emperor Akihito has Wednesday told visiting Philippine President Benigno Aquino his country feels "remorse" for its actions during World War II, in what one commentator said was a prod to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

日本天皇明仁3日對到訪的菲律賓總統貝尼尼奧·阿基諾說，日本對本國在二戰中的行爲感到"痛悔"，一位評論人士稱，明仁的表態意在"戳"日本首相安倍晉三。

"During World War II, however, fierce battles between Japan and the US took place on Philippine soil, resulting in the loss of many Filipino lives.

按照宮內廳發佈的致辭官方英文翻譯，明仁天皇說："第二次世界大戰期間，日本與美國在菲律賓國土發生激烈戰鬥，導致不少菲律賓人喪生。

This is something we Japanese must long remember with a profound sense of remorse," he said, according to the official English translation provided by the Imperial Household Agency.

這是我們日本人必須以深刻的痛悔感長期銘記的事。

"In particular, in this year of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, I offer my deepest condolences to all those who lost their lives then," he said.

"明仁說："特別是，今年正值二戰結束70周年紀念，我向當時所有失去生命的人表示最深切的哀悼。

"I believe his Majesty wanted Prime Minister Abe to hear," said Akira Hashimoto, a Japanese journalist.

"日本記者橋本明稱："我覺得天皇這些話是說給安倍首相聽的。"