Japan WWII Memorial LIVE | Emperor Naruhito Speaks on 81st Anniversary of Defeat | Times Now World

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Japan WWII Memorial LIVE | Emperor Naruhito Speaks on 81st Anniversary of Defeat TOKYO — Japan marked the 81st anniversary of its World War II surrender on Saturday with a solemn National Memorial Service at the Nippon Budokan hall, where Emperor Naruhito delivered a highly anticipated address expressing 'deep remorse' over the country's wartime past and renewing hopes for global peace. The milestone anniversary comes amid heightened geopolitical friction in East Asia, as newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet faces heavy criticism from Beijing and Seoul. While Prime Minister Takaichi refrained from visiting the controversial, war-linked Yasukuni Shrine—which honors 2.5 million war dead including convicted Class-A war criminals—she sent a ritual offering. However, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and other senior cabinet members visited the Shinto shrine, drawing immediate, sharp rebukes from China's Ministry of National Defense, which issued a stern warning against J

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