in 1995 then-prime minister tomiichi murayama expressed deep remorse and heartfelt apology for japan's colonial rule and wartime aggression. a 1993 statement by former chief cabinet secretary kono expressed sincere apologies and remorse to those referred to as comfort women. >> translator: the abe cabinet has been saying that it inherits on the whole, the stance of past cabinets on historical issues. including the murayama statement. we have explained our historical views to the united states and i believe it fully understands them. >> suga said japanese officials will assemble a panel of experts to work out the wording of the statement. >>> the top executive at japan's sony corporation has corn democrated a cyber attack against a u.s. subsidiary. hackers targeted the company because it produced a fictional movie about north korea. president and ceo vowed that sony will never bow to such threats. hirai made the remarks at an event in las vegas. he described the attack as one of the most vicious and malicious cyber attacks in recent history. >> i am very proud of all the employees and c

in 1995 then-prime minister tomiichi murayama expressed deep remorse and heartfelt apology for japan's colonial rule in wartime aggression. the 1993 statement by the chief cabinet secretary expressed sincere apologies and remorse to those referred to as comfort women. abe says his government will inherit those views. the united states announced its support of the decision. >> we welcome prime minister abe's comments yesterday, including the positive message on history issues and japan's post-war contributions to peace. we believe that strong and constructive relations between countries in the region promotes peace and stability, and are in the interest of both the countries, as well as the united states. >> u.s. officials have encouraged japanese leaders to continue work to improve relations with china and south korea. >>> people in the united states are preparing for what could be a rocky political ride. republicans have taken full control of congress following their victory last year in the midterm elections. they acknowledge there's room for agreement with the democrats. but, they'v