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Memories return as Japan marks 80 years since WWII surrender

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Friday marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, announced in Emperor Hirohito's historic radio broadcast on August 15, 1945. As aging survivors recall the devastation of bombings in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nation faces the challenge of passing on wartime memories to younger generations amid political divisions over Japan's historical responsibility.

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