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Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor's surrender speech 80 years ago

Posted 8/14/25

Japan on Friday is marking the surrender announcement by then-Emperor Hirohito 80 years ago at the end of World War II. The national ceremony at Tokyo’s Budokan hall begins at noon, the same time …

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