Emperor akihito and Prime Minister shinzo abe as well as family members of the war dead. Abe paid his respects to the war dead and said the people of japan have never forgotten that the countrys current peace and prosperity was built on their sacrifices. Translator we humbly face lessons from history in order to contribute to world peace. We will do our best to realize as a society where everyone can live peacefully and hopefully. At noon, the participants observed a minute of silence. The emperor expressed his profound sense of remorse over the war. This was his first public appearance since the video message was released earlier this month in which he indicated his wish to abdicate. Nearly 80 of the family members who attended the ceremony are 71 years or older. The number of war widows remains at seven. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister shinzo abe sent a ritual offering to tokyos yasukuni shrine. Honoring the war dead. They have since made the offering on the anniversary. The offer
Will rack up costs. The Prime Minister who died after a confrontation with israeli troops, the funeral has been taking place. Also, a bbc investigation finds 5,000 people were killed in jihadist attacks across the globe in the month of november. Hello. The day is coming to an end in hong kong, and so, too, it would seem, is the occupy movement in one of the main protest areas of the city center, as the last barricades are being dismantled by the authorities. Lets give you the live pictures of the scene. As you can see from this, just a handful of hardcore demonstrators here left here in the foreground of the picture there after hundreds of protesters moved out in the course of the day. So many camped out over the course of the last couple of months. Earlier, bailiffs were breaking down barricades, removing the protesters, arresting some of them as a deadline for them to vacate just councilman caame an. The anger is still there, though. Its over the election of hong kongs leader for 201
Hes framing the vote as a referendum on his economic policy. He argues the ruling parties have scored some success in their bid to end years of deflation and stimulate growth. Some members of the opposition maintain the benefits have not reached all corners of the country. They are also focusing on issues such as Nuclear Power and to allow japan to defend closely related countries that come under attack. The official Campaign Runs for 12 days. Then voters cast ballots on sunday december 14th. Newsline will bring you extensive coverage as well as results and analysis on election day. A japan based Advocacy Group says tokyo immigration officials are to blame for the death of a sri lanka man at an immigration center. The man died two weeks ago after officials neglected his medical needs. He was found unconscious in his room at the tokyo regional immigration bureau. He was transferred to a hospital but later pronounced dead. The man arrived in japan last month but was refused entry. The gr
Hes framing the vote as a referendum on his economic policy. He argues the ruling parties have scored some success in their bid to end years of deflation and stimulate growth. Some members of the opposition maintain the benefits have not reached all corners of the country. They are also focusing on issues such as Nuclear Power and to allow japan to defend closely related countries that come under attack. The official Campaign Runs for 12 days. Then voters cast ballots on sunday december 14th. Newsline will bring you extensive coverage as well as results and analysis on election day. A japan based Advocacy Group says tokyo immigration officials are to blame for the death of a sri lanka man at an immigration center. The man died two weeks ago after officials neglected his medical needs. He was found unconscious in his room at the tokyo regional immigration bureau. He was transferred to a hospital but later pronounced dead. The man arrived in japan last month but was refused entry. The gr
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