A group of Japanese businessmen, former diplomats, government officials, scholars and private citizens will celebrate on Saturday the 50th anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty in a ceremony in Tokyo.
American guests attending will include former Vice President Dan Quayle.
Japan's signing of the treaty on Sept. 8, 1951, with the United States and 47 other countries officially ended World War II and allowed Japan to rejoin the international community.