White doves are released during an Aug. 15 ceremony at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine as Japan marks the 69th anniversary of its surrender in World War II. (Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP/Getty Images)
Thousands of relatives of Japan’s war dead gather in a Tokyo sports arena on Aug. 15 to observe the 69th anniversary of the nation’s surrender in World War II. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP/ Getty Images)
Attendees listen to a speech by bereaved-family representative Emiko Makino during an annual memorial service for Japan’s war dead in Tokyo on Aug. 15. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP/ Getty Images)
Bereaved-family representative Emiko Makino, 88, delivers a speech during an annual memorial service for war victims in Tokyo on Aug. 15. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP/Getty Images)
