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Divided Japan marks war's end fifty years on
A memorial in Tokyo marks Japan’s surrender with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko paying tribute to war dead. Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama issued a cautious apology for wartime suffering, while debates over accountability and compensation reflect ongoing national ambivalence half a century after the surrender.
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