Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at Yasukuni Shrine, which South Korea said in a statement "glorifies Japan’s war of aggression and enshrines war criminals."

In an address at the National Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for remorse over Japan's actions during World War II.

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The Japanese economy grew at an annualized pace of 1.0% in the April-June quarter, boosted by exports that held up despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at a shrine that Japan's Asian neighbours view as a symbol of its wartime aggression.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's economy expanded an annualised 1.0% in the April-June quarter, government data showed on Friday, compared with a median market forecast for a 0.4% increase. The rise in gross domestic product (GDP) translated into a quarterly increase of 0.3%, compared with a median estimate of a 0.1% increase.

The release of WWII-era military documents this year has given a boost to researchers digging into Japan's germ warfare program. Japan's government has never apologized for the atrocities.

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