TOKYO (AP) — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about ...
TOKYO — Japan’s government Thursday ended a weeklong information campaign urging caution and preparedness for a possible “megaquake” - an earthquake of magnitude 8 strength or higher - striking the ...
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A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded speech began on Aug. 15, 1945, on national radio. TOKYO — Friday is the 80th ...