TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Sunday pledged Japan would not wage war again, making the vow at the 76th anniversary of the end of World War Two and renewing a promise made by his predecessor, Shinzo Abe, in recent years.

"Since the end of the war, Japan has consistently walked the path of a country that values peace ... We must never again repeat the devastation of war. We will continue to remain committed to this conviction," Suga said in a speech at a memorial ceremony in Tokyo.

Suga took over from Abe last September as prime minister.