
Japan Marks 80th Anniversary Of WWII Surrender
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed “remorse” over the war, which he called a mistake.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is paying tribute to more than 3 million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending World War II, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of the tragedy of war and the bitter lessons from the era of Japanese militarism.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed “remorse” over the war, which he called a mistake, restoring the word in a Japanese leader’s Aug. 15 address for the first time since 2013, when former premier Shinzo Abe shunned it.
Ishiba, however, did not mention Japan’s aggression across Asia or apologize.
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“We will never repeat the tragedy of the war. We will never go the wrong way,” Ishiba said. “Once again, we must deeply keep to our hearts the remorse and lesson from that war.”













