THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 15, 2022 at 18:50 JST
Attendees of a ceremony to commemorate victims of World War II observe a silent prayer in the Nippon Budokan hall at noon. (Tatsuya Shimada)
Japan commemorated its war dead in a significantly downsized government ceremony on Aug. 15, the 77th anniversary of its defeat in World War II, as the novel coronavirus continues to rage throughout the nation. [Read More]
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