But Japan’s once-mighty armed forces had been destroyed — its ships sunk, its soldiers killed, its planes shot down. And the emperor now had to tell his people the war was lost. ADHow loudly did one say that World War II was over? But Japan had continued fighting, and the world waited now for the emperor to end the tragedy. They sang the hymn “Old Hundredth” — Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow — along with the classic songs from World War I: “K-K-K-Katy” and “There’s a Long, Long Trail.”AD“All over the world today the lights so long darkened … come on again,” the Rev.

Source: Washington Post August 14, 2020 10:52 UTC