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Input: Consider Input: It also promised to return cultural relics "in the near future", including records taken by Japan of an ancient Korean royal dynasty. The apology, though not the first, is part of Japanese efforts to forge closer ties with South Korea. Conservative politicians in Japan have resisted admitting Japanese atrocities throughout World War II. In a statement, the Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan expressed "deep remorse" for the annexation, 100 years ago this month. Imperial aggression Mr Kan expressed his "feelings of deep remorse and heartfelt apology for the tremendous damage and suffering brought by the colonial rule". "Through the colonial rule that was against their will... the people of Korea were deprived of their nation and culture and their ethnic pride was deeply hurt," Mr Kan said. He said Japan wants to further improve relations with South Korea, which have often been overshadowed by the countries' shared history. The statement was issued to coincide with the centenary of Japan's annexation of the Korean peninsular, and 15 August, when South Koreans will mark their liberation in 1945. The BBC's Roland Buerk in Tokyo says that during Japan's rule, Koreans were forced to fight on the frontline, or work as slaves or in brothels set up by the military. Successive Japanese prime ministers since 1995 have apologised for the country's imperial aggression. But some conservative politicians in Japan have refused to acknowledge atrocities took place, our correspondent says. 'Unfortunate past' In a separate gesture, Japan's Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa has announced that he will not be going to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat on Sunday. Visits by prominent politicians have angered Japan's neighbours in the past because convicted war criminals are among the dead symbolically enshrined there. South Korea's news agency Yonhap said Seoul "positively assessed" the Tokyo statement, and "paid attention" to the pledge to return the relics. A foreign ministry spokesman, Kim Yong-sam, said: "We expect all Japanese people to share this view". "We recognize Prime Minister Kan's statement as his and the Japanese government's willingness to overcome the unfortunate past between Korea and Japan and to develop bright bilateral relations in the future. "We hope that through proper recognition and reflection of the unfortunate past, the close South Korea-Japan bilateral relations can further develop into a partnership for the future," Mr Kim said.

Output: Japan has offered another apology to South Korea for its war-time colonisation of the Korean peninsula.


Input: Consider Input: Fire crews had to cut the special constable free from the British Transport Police van in Odiham. A tree surgeon was called to deal with the tree after the accident at Dunley's Hill, on Sunday morning. The officer was later taken to Basingstoke hospital, where his injuries are described as serious but not life-threatening. A British Transport Police spokesman said: "A tree had fallen on top of the van which had trapped the officer inside. "The officer, who remained conscious throughout, was treated at the scene by paramedics." Hampshire Police closed off the road between the junctions with Bridge Road and Western Lane. Crews from Basingstoke, Odiham and Hartley Wintney used specialist equipment to cut through the roof of the van, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

Output: A police officer has been seriously injured when a tree fell on the van he was driving in Hampshire.


Input: Consider Input: The 640-tonne rocket blasted off from a launching site off the Bay of Bengal in Sriharikota. As one website put it, "it's been a big day for India". The rocket will reduce the Indian Space Research Organisation's (Isro) reliance on European vehicles to launch heavy satellites. The coverage of the launch has been euphoric, and often colourful, with websites comparing the rocket to the weight of 200 elephants, or five jumbo jets. '200 elephants' Such comparisons highlight the importance of the launch for the country, which is aggressively competing to get a bigger share of the global commercial satellite launch market. India has so far relied on other countries to send heavy satellites into space, which is expensive and a drain on Isro's budget. The GSLV Mark III can carry put a payload weighing more than three tonnes into the high altitude orbit occupied by the spacecraft that relay TV, telephone calls and broadband connections. But it's far from being the world's heaviest rocket because Nasa's Saturn V, which was used between 1967 and 1973, still holds that record, with total mass at lift-off about four times that of India's GSLV Mark III. 'Jumbo jets' The NDTV website says the rocket is as heavy as five Jumbo jets. And the weight matters because communication satellites are quite heavy. Experts say the rocket gives India more flexibility in launching different kinds of satellites. "We were able to send [satellites weighing] up to two tonnes previously. This is a double quantum jump for India," Ajay Lele from the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses told the AFP news agency. 'The monster' Isro hopes that the rocket, called the "monster" by one newspaper, will be able to carry an astronaut to space by 2024. India wants to become the fourth country after the US, China and Russia to send a person into space. Experts say the successful launch will give impetus to India's indigenous space programme. The launch follows Isro's other recent achievements, including a mission to Mars, and the launch of more than 100 satellites in a single mission earlier in the year. Taller than Statue of Liberty In the spirit of finding fun facts, the BBC also did some research on the height of the rocket and found that it's taller than the Statue of Liberty. The rocket is 43m (141ft) tall, while the statue stands at 33.83m, minus the pedestal foundation. Cartoons by the BBC's Kirtish Bhat


Output: India's space agency has successfully launched its heaviest rocket.


