Never again, vows Japan’s Shinzo Abe on 75th anniversary of WWII

Tokyo/Seoul - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war and Emperor Naruhito expressed"deep remorse" over the wartime past, which still haunts East Asia.

Visitors in Japanese Imperial army and navy uniforms stand at attention to pay their respects to the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Picture: Eugene Hoshiko/AP Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 39, often floated as a future premier, was among the ministers who visited the shrine on the emotive anniversary.

"I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never again be repeated," Naruhito, 60, said at the official ceremony after bowing together with Empress Masako before an altar in front of a bank of flowers. Both royals also wore face masks.

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