78 years since the opening of the Pacific War.
A rally was held in Tokyo before the opening of the Pacific War on the 8th, calling for the enactment of laws to support victims of air raids that were not covered after the war.
Over 50 people participated in the rally, including those who experienced air raids by the US military at the end of the Pacific War.
In the air raid, more than 200 cities across the country were damaged, but after the war, unlike the former soldiers, general victims were not eligible for compensation and asked for legislation to support bereaved families and persons with disabilities It is.
At the rally, Mr. Teruko Anno (80), who lost her left foot in an air raid in Kagoshima Prefecture, said, “Most of the victims have died, and most of the survivors are over 80 years old, and the movement has reached the final stage. Based on the duty and responsibility of the nation to the people, and the justice and conscience of the politicians, I want you to rescue the victims. "
According to the organizer, the number of people who experienced air raids participating in the rally decreased year by year due to aging and so on.
An 88-year-old man who was struck by the Tokyo air raid said, “My father, older sister, and grandmother died in the air raid. Not to compensate civilian victims is not a problem in the past, if war or terrorism occurs. I hope the country will repeat the same thing, and I will continue to appeal until it is exhausted to give us the desire to save us. "