Lessons of war Japan should pass on to next generation

Abe's 70th-anniversary statement lays clear the issues

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bow at a memorial service marking the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15. The emperor pledged to reflect on the war's events and expressed hope that the tragedy would never be repeated. © AP

Seventy-five years have passed since that fateful summer day when Japanese Emperor Hirohito, through a radio address, announced to the people that the country was accepting unconditional surrender, an act that closed the curtain on World War II.

On this anniversary, we express our condolences to the many people who have fallen, both domestic and foreign, and renew our commitment to peace.

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