Emperor, empress in WWII memorial ceremony

Emperor, empress in WWII memorial ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko bow during the government-organized Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead at the Nippon Budokan gymnasium in Tokyo on Aug. 15 to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the end of World War II. The emperor in a speech expressed his ''heartfelt sorrow for people who lost their lives in the war.''

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