Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Japan honors dead in 72nd anniversary of WWII surrender

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Japan commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its surrender at the end of World War II with a state-sponsored ceremony in Tokyo, attended by relatives of the war dead.


Although aging relatives were conspicuously absent, more than 6,000 people filled Tokyo's Nippon Budokan Hall to hear Prime Minister Shinzo Abe express remorse for the war.

While past prime ministers have mentioned Japanese military aggression prior to and during the war, Abe has not referred to it in the five annual speeches he has given on the anniversary of the Aug. 15, 1945, surrender.

On Tuesday Abe said, "We will contribute to world peace and prosperity by sincerely tackling various challenges, including the issue of poverty, which could become a hotbed of conflicts."

A moment of silence at noon honored the 2.3 million Japanese military personnel and 800,000 civilians who died in the war.
 [upi.com]
 15/7/17

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