Japan marks 81st anniv. of WWII end, without "remorse" in PM's address

TOKYO - Japan on Saturday marked the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledging peace while not mentioning the nation's "remorse" in her speech at a memorial held in Tokyo with 4,180 attendees to mourn the war dead.

Along with bereaved family members, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako also took part in the government-sponsored ceremony to mourn the approximately 2.3 million military personnel and about 800,000 civilians who died in the war that ended in 1945.