Japanese emperor’s ‘deep remorse’ for second world war
- 6 years ago
Japan’s Emperor Akihito marked the 73rd anniversary of the end of the second world war by expressing his “deep remorse” over the conflict. It was 84-year-old Akihito’s final official war-end anniversary speech as reigning monarch. Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed never to repeat the horrors of war.