31.   Any sign of renewed militarism in Japan usually draws protest from its Asian neighbors, where memories of Japanese wartime atrocities still remain.

32.   Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating said Saturday that Japan has a duty to keep its people educated about the wartime atrocities committed by an earlier generation.

33.   Both are charged with genocide and crimes against humanity for allegedly masterminding wartime atrocities.

34.   British veterans of the Japanese camps are campaigning for compensation and a more unequivocal apology than Japan has previously offered for wartime atrocities.

35.   But Chinese leaders still frequently criticize Japan for not owning up to its wartime atrocities.

36.   But that was one of the few things both sides agreed on when German negotiators and Nazi labor camp survivors met to settle compensation for wartime atrocities.

37.   Chinese officials did indicate, however, that they hoped Japan would consider the cases of some victims of wartime atrocities who are seeking compensation from Tokyo.

38.   China and South Korea also are upset that Japan is giving school pupils new history textbooks that they say gloss over wartime atrocities.

39.   Chinese leaders frequently criticize Japan for not owning up to wartime atrocities.

40.   China and South Korea also are upset that Japan is giving school pupils new history books that they say gloss over wartime atrocities.