(ANSA) - ROMA, 15 AGO - epa10121667 Japan's Emperor Naruhito
(R) and Empress Masako (L) bow as they attend a memorial service
marking the 77th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War
II at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo, Japan, 15 August 2022.
Seventy-seven years ago today and following the atomic bomb
attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, former emperor Hirohito
formally announced Japans surrender to allied forces, bringing
the hostilities of World War II to an end. EPA/Yuichi Yamazaki /
POOL
Yuichi Yamazaki / POOL/ (ANSA).