It is the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day today.
A two minute silence was observed this morning at 11 am to commemorate the lives lost.
Hopefully people up and down the country took the time to remember the Japanese lives lost as well as the Allies.
The end of World War II saw us enter the nuclear age, yet it also saw the beginning of real peace with Japan.
Japanese culture now filters over here in the form of Manga and Anime, as well as higher art.
The JET programme now pays British nationals to teach English in Japan.
We have truly made peace with our enemies.
What are the lessons learned to recreate lasting peace elsewhere?
I do not pretend to have the answers.
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