LDP lawmaker Shoji Nishida refuses to retract remarks over WWII exhibits

Japan LDP lawmaker under fire for war memorial remark in Okinawa

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A hawkish member of Japan's ruling party on Wednesday came under fire for his statement that descriptions at a war memorial rewrote t

LDP lawmaker Shoji Nishida refuses to retract remarks over WWII exhibits

Nishida said that descriptions at a monument to commemorate the 'Himeyuri' nursing corps who died in the Battle of Okinawa had rewritten history.

Liberal Democratic Party Senator Masashi Nishida, who was criticized for describing the exhibits at the Himeyuri Monument as a "rewriting of history," indicated that he would not retract his remarks. Factions in the prefectural assembly considering a protest resolution were quick to voice their opinions, saying that Nishida was "defiant" and that he should "honestly admit his mistakes."