the aircraft passed the landmark titanic building and the harland and wolff shipyard cranes as they flewng their famous red, white and blue smoke trails in their wake. in tokyo, the japanese emperor, naruhito, has expressed deep remorse for his country's past military actions. the war was brought to an end shortly after the us dropped nuclear bombs over the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. naruhito is the grandson of emperor hirohito, in whose name imperial troops fought the war. translation: since the end of the war, 75 years have passed. the relentless effort of the japanese people has built our country's peace and prosperity today. when thinking of the past, the hardship of our people, we reflect deeply. we are now facing a pandemic of covid—i9 and we are facing new challenges, but we shall cooperate with each other to overcome this crisis. thousands of holiday—makers have arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid a mandatory 2—week quarantine, which came into effect at 4am this morning. the new rules, which apply to france, the netherlands and 4 other countries, follo