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Tokyo, Aug 15 (EFE/EPA).-Two Japanese government ministers visited the controversial Shinto shrine of Yasukuni in Tokyo on Saturday, on the 76th anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II.The shrine is considered by many to be a symbol that glorifies the country's imperial past.(Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA)SHOT LIST: 76TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIONS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Aug 15 (EFE).- Japanese emperor Naruhito on Saturday expressed his "deep regret" for the "ravages" caused by World War II and hoped this would "never be repeated," in the commemoration of 75 anniversary of the country’s surrender."Looking back on the long period of post-war peace, reflecting on our past and keeping in mind feelings of deep regret, I sincerely hope that the ravages of war will not be repeated again," Naruhito said in his speech at the event.(Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA)FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE VISITING THE YASUKUNI SHRINE TO OFFER THEIR PRAYERS TO WWII VICTIMS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Kyoto (Japan), Aug 15 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Dai Kurokawa) Visitors carried candles as they walked in a pond to purify themselves during the Mitarashi festival (purification rites) at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto on the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.FOOTAGE OF THE EVENT.
Tokyo, Aug 14 (EFE/EPA).- People visited Friday the Yasukuni shrine in tokyo on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII.The Japanese government said about 3.1 millione people were killed in 1963 during the war.After Class A war criminals were also enshrined at Yasukuni, the Japanese emperors never visited the shrine, making it a highly controversial place. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA)FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE PRAYING IN FRONT OF A TORII GATE AT THE YASUKUNI SHRINE IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Okinawa, Jun 23 (EFE/EPA).- The Japanese archipelago of Okinawa on Tuesday held low-key acts amid the ongoing coronavirus epidemic to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the fierce battle between the United States and Japan during the Second World War, which claimed the lives of 200,000, half of them civilians.The annual ceremony was held at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, a town in the southern part of the main island of Okinawa where the battle ended, and only those living in the prefecture itself were able to attend, local news agency Kyodo reported.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the mayors of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a United Nations representative were also scheduled to attend the event but restrictions imposed in the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19 meant that they could only be present through video messages sent for the occasion. (Camera: HITOSHI MAESHIRO).SHOT LIST: RESIDENTS OFFER PRAYERS FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE WORLD WAR II BATTLE OF OKINAWA AT THE CORNERSTONE OF PEACE IN ITOMAN, JAPANESE SOUTHERN ISLAND OF OKINAWA, AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 240,000 WAR VICTIMS, INCLUDING AMERICANS, ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA, AT THE PEACE MEMORIAL PARK IN ITOMAN IN OKINAWA, JAPAN.
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