"I'm coming, first and foremost, to remember and honour the tens of millions of lives lost during the Second World War. Obama has said he will honour all who died in World War Two but will not apologise for the bombing. The White House debated whether the time was right for Barack Obama to break a decades-old taboo on presidential visits to Hiroshima, especially in an election year. Critics argue that by not apologising, Obama will allow Japan to stick to the narrative that paints it as a victim. "It's bad that so many people got killed in Hiroshima, but it was a necessity to end the war sooner," he said.

Source: dna May 27, 2016 01:25 UTC