Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi marked the 60th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War-II on Monday with an apology for suffering caused by Japanese military aggression, and pledged that Tokyo would never again go to war.Sixty years after Emperor Hirohito exhorted his subjects to ‘‘bear the unbearable’’ and accept defeat, memories of the war that killed millions in Asia still bedevil relations between Japan and its neighbours, particularly China and North and South Korea.‘‘Japan caused huge damage and suffering to many countries, especially the people of Asia, with its colonisation and aggression,’’ Koizumi said. ‘‘Humbly accepting this fact of history, we again express our deep remorse and heartfelt apology and offer our condolences to the victims of the war at home and abroad.’’ —Reuters
