Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assured Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday that he will uphold past government apologies over World War II including a 1995 statement that offers a "heartfelt apology" to the people of Asian nations affected by Japan's "colonial rule and aggression" during and before the war, a senior Japanese official said.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assured Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday that he will uphold past government apologies over World War II including a 1995 statement that offers a "heartfelt apology" to the people of Asian nations affected by Japan's "colonial rule and aggression" during and before the war, a senior Japanese official said.