日本天皇'痛悔'二战行为 暗批安倍晋三?

Emperor's WWII 'remorse'

日本天皇'痛悔'二战行为

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日对到访的菲律宾总统贝尼尼奥·阿基诺说，日本对本国在二战中的行为感到"痛悔"，一位评论人士称，明仁的表态意在"戳"日本首相安倍晋三。

"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.

按照宫内厅发布的致辞官方英文翻译，明仁天皇说："第二次世界大战期间，日本与美国在菲律宾国土发生激烈战斗，导致不少菲律宾人丧生。

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.

这是我们日本人必须以深刻的痛悔感长期铭记的事。

"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.

"明仁说："特别是，今年正值二战结束70周年纪念，我向当时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.

"日本记者桥本明称："我觉得天皇这些话是说给安倍首相听的。"