I agree I hate this but I think apologies are needed if the invading country's politicians keep honoring the killers of the war. I am more than happy to pardon but you have to be sensitive when dealing with the topic and you cannot come every year and stir the shit and then expect me to be happy with it. Japan should have made it clear that the history of the war is something of the past and that it will only be taught in school. That's it, no commemorations, no celebrations, nothing. It is a page and it has to be turned.