Japan's PM offers condolences at Pearl Harbor

Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe [ah-beh], has become the first Japanese leader to visit the Pearl Harbour memorial in the United States, offering condolences to victims of Japan's attack on the famous port.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor Source: SBS

Critics of the move say that by acknowledging the attack, Japan is showing disrespect to other World War Two enemies, such as China.