Japan marks WWII surrender

Japan remembered the end of the Second World War today with official ceremonies that proclaimed the nation’s commitment to peace.

At a memorial service for the more-than-three million Japanese who died in the war, which ended with Japan’s surrender 58 years ago, prime minister Junichiro Koizumi voiced regret for the destruction inflicted by his country and vowed to uphold the tenets of pacifism in its post-war constitution.