On August 15, 2025, Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a memorial service marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. In a national ceremony at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan Hall, about 4,500 officials, bereaved families, and their descendants from around the country observed a moment of silence at noon — the time when the then-emperor’s surrender speech began on August 15, 1945.
Emperor Naruhito’s grandfather, Emperor Hirohito — known posthumously as Emperor Showa — announced Japan’s surrender in a radio address to the nation on August 15, 1945. The formal act of surrender took place on September 2 aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, with representatives from the Allied nations present.
Le couple impérial est toujours à l'unisson dans le choix des couleurs de la cravate et de la tenue de Masako ; pour cette cérémonie, c'est le gris qui est de mise !
ReplyDeleteSombre and so respectfully elegant. Sets a lovely tone.
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