Tomorrow's day of war The bereaved family on Chidorigafuchi "3 alone by the day before with dense avoidance" August 14 15:01

August 15th is the day of the end of the war. This time, the number of participants in the national war dead memorial service held by the government is restricted due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but on the 14th of the previous day, at the Chidorigafuchi War Memorial Cemetery in Tokyo Was seen.

At the national memorial service for the victims of the war, which will be held on the 15th, the number of participants will be limited to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, and the number of people is expected to decrease significantly.

Under these circumstances, on the 14th of the previous day, the Chidorigafuchi War Memorial Cemetery in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo was opened at 9:00 a.m. along with the bereaved family living in Tokyo, and the chrysanthemums in the Rokkakudo where the remains of the war dead are stored. I turned the flowers of my hand and gently put my hands together.

An 82-year-old man who visited for his dead father said, "Every year, I attend the ceremony, but to avoid the 3 denseness, the thing came alone the day before. I want to sleep peacefully. I was talking about."

A 77-year-old man who lost his father in a war when he was a child said, “Since there is no one, I was able to talk quietly with my father while being surrounded by the voice of cicada. It is coming every year, but this is the first time for me. I said in tears.

In addition, a 47-year-old woman who visited the couple said, "I wanted to make the new coronavirus converge as soon as possible and show the deceased people peace of mind."

The national memorial service for the victims on the 15th will be broadcast on NHK General and BS1 from 11:50 am, and for those who could not come to the venue, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will also be at the same time until the ceremony ends on the video posting site "TouTube". To deliver.