Japan marked the 78th anniversary of its surrender of WWII
August 15, 2023, Tokyo, Japan - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) policy speaker Koichi Hagiuda speaks to reporters after he honored war victims at the controversial Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Japan marked the 78th anniversary of its surrender of WWII. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)