(3) Memorial service for war dead

(3) Memorial service for war dead

TOKYO, Japan - Attendants at an annual memorial service for the war dead at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan Hall offer a one-minute silent prayer at noon Aug. 15 for the souls of the some three million Japanese -- 2.3 million military personnel and 800,000 civilians -- who perished in World War II.

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