From the August 16, 2015, Chicago Tribune by Mari Yamaguchi, AP.
Emperor Akihito expressed rare "deep remorse" over his country's wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender. This occurred a day after Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe fell short of apologizing in his own words to the victims of Japanese aggression.
However, Abe did stay away from the contentious Yasukuni Shrine that honors war criminals among other war dead. he laid flowers at the nearby national cemetery to honor unnamed fallen soldiers.
The ceremony started with a moment of silence to mark the radio announcement by Emperor Hirohito, Akihito's father, announcing Japan's surrender. on August 15, 1945.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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