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'''Keizō Obuchi,''' a [[Japan]]ese prime minister who apologized to [[South Korea]] for [[war crimes]] from World War II.<ref> [http://members.iinet.net.au/~gduncan/massacres_pacific.html Massacres and Atrocities of WWII in the Pacific Region]</ref>
[[Image:Keizo Obuchi.jpg|thumb|right|Keizō Obuchi, former PM of Japan]]
'''Keizō Obuchi,''' (小渕恵三 ''Obuchi Keizō'') (25 June, 1937 – 14 May, 2000) was the 48<sup>th</sup> [[Japan]]ese prime minister who apologized to [[South Korea]] for [[war crimes]] from World War II, on 9 October, 1998.
He was first elected to the [[National Diet]] in November 1932 when he was elected to the House of Representatives in November 1963. He passed through the gateway to cabinet-level positions in 1970 with an appointment as parliamentary vice-minister of posts and telecommunications, and ever since he has remained involved in affairs related to information and communications.<ref>http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/profile/career/career.html</ref>
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