Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko bow at an altar during a moment of silence to the war dead at a memorial ceremony marking the the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan August 15, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Emperor Akihito, in his last appearance as reigning monarch at an annual ceremony marking Japan's World War Two surrender, expressed "deep remorse" over the conflict, while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed never to repeat the horrors of war.
Earlier on Wednesday, Abe sent a ritual offering to Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead but did not visit out of apparent consideration for ties with Seoul and Beijing.
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