Japan marks 78 years after WW2 surrender; Kishida mum on wartime aggression

By Associated Press

Aug 15, 2023 1:00 pm

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida renewed a peace pledge on Tuesday as Japan observed the 78th anniversary of its World War 2 defeat, but did not mention the country's wartime aggression in Asia, while three of his former and current Cabinet ministers visited a shrine seen by neighboring countries as a symbol of militarism.

Japan will 'stick to our resolve to never repeat the tragedy of the war,' Kishida said at a solemn ceremony in a speech that was almost identical to what he read last year.

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