Contrite Japan premier marks surrender anniversary

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso expressed deep regret over the suffering the country had inflicted on Asia during World War II in a solemn ceremony that marked the 64th anniversary of Tokyo’s surrender in the war.

Mr Aso joined some 4,800 bereaved families to pay their respects to Japan’s 3.1m war dead at the Nihon Budokan hall in Tokyo today.