Japan's Suga pledges not to wage war again on WW2 anniversary
Reuters
August 15, 2021 11:51 MYT
August 15, 2021 11:51 MYT
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan July 8, 2021. Nicolas Datiche/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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.