 | Visitors take a souvenir photo in front of a statue representing 1930's anti-Japanese movement Monday, Aug. 15, 2005 in Shanghai, China. Asia commemorated the 60th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender on Monday by honoring the dead and searching for reconciliation, while Japan's leader tried to salve wounds by apologizing for the 'great damages and pain' it inflicted on its neighbors. click to open  |
 | Japanese residents from Kobe hold a banner to mourn Chinese war victims at a memorial in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, August 15, 2005. China on Monday stepped up security outside the Japanese ambassador's residence, the scene of violent anti-Japan protests earlier this year, and marked the 60th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two by calling on Tokyo to face up to its past. click to open |
 | Chinese veterans sing a song during an event to mark the 60th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two at the Memorial for the Victims of Nanjing Massacre in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province August 15, 2005. China on Monday stepped up security outside the Japanese ambassador's residence, the scene of violent anti-Japan protests earlier this year, and marked the 60th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two by calling on Tokyo to face up to its past. click to open |
 | A Chinese woman walks past a five-meter-high V-shaped statue in Nanjing Museum where an exhibiton titled 'People's Victory' will be held on Monday in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province August 14, 2005. A series of activities were held across China on Sunday to mark the 60th anniversary of China's victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945). click to open |
 | A Chinese girl places a chrysanthemum flower on an altar to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, August 14, 2005. A series of activities were held across China on Sunday to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two. click to open |
 | Chinese visitors look at names of victims of World War Two during an exhibition at a war memorial hall in Shanghai August 14, 2005. The exhibition is part of events organised by the government around China to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two on Monday. click to open |
 | A visitor views a bayonet and a skull during an exhibition at a war memorial hall in Shanghai August 14, 2005. The exhibition is part of events organised by the government around China to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two on Monday. click to open |
 | A Chinese youth and a soldier look at paper doves and messages for world peace on a wall during an exhibition about the 'Nanjing Massacre' at the National Museum in Beijing August 14, 2005. The exhibition is part of events organised by the government around China to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two on Monday. click to open |
 | A Chinese visitor looks at display at an exhibition about the 'Nanjing Massacre' at the National Museum in Beijing August 14, 2005. The exhibition is part of events organised by the government around China to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two on Monday. click to open |
 | A visitor looks at a wall of photographs of 'Survivors of Nanjing Massacre' at an exhibition at the National Museum in Beijing August 14, 2005. The exhibition, which focuses on the Nanjing Massacre, is part of events organised by the government around China to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two on Monday. click to open |
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