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Remembering Japanese Camps in Dutch East Indies

August 14, 2007

The atrocities committed by the Japanese military during World War II continue to haunt Asia. When the Japanese army occupied the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, many Dutch citizens were hoarded into internment camps. The victims are calling for Japan to officially acknowledge war crimes and apologise.

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Japanese ex-PM Junichiro Koizumi apologised on his own behalf for Japan's war crimes in the Dutch East Indies but not on behalf of Japan
Japanese ex-PM Junichiro Koizumi apologised on his own behalf for Japan's war crimes in the Dutch East Indies but not on behalf of JapanImage: AP