Japanese PM renews no-conflict pledge on anniversary of Second World War defeat

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends the memorial service (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has renewed Japan’s no-war pledge at a sombre ceremony as his country marked the 77th anniversary of its Second World War defeat.

In his first address as prime minister since taking office in October, Mr Kishida said Japan will “stick to our resolve to never repeat the tragedy of the war”.