Tokyo Metropolitan War Memorial Ceremony Attendance of about 10% of the usual year Reduced by corona measures August 15 16:11
On the 15th, 75 years after the end of the war, the "Memorial Ceremony for the Tokyo War Victims" was held with a large reduction in the number of participants to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
The memorial service is held every year on the day of the end of the war by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Association of Survivors. 86 people attended.
Governor Koike says, "It's the time of the Reiwa era, and I can't help but regret the cruelty and misery of the war. I will continue to do my utmost to create a world where people can live in peace and peace of mind." Said the address.
And everyone gave a minute of silence.
In addition, Yukio Mochida (78), who lost his father, said, “A war should never happen again. We know that today's prosperity is at the expense of many precious war dead. Never forget it," he said in memory.
After this, the people who attended were mourning the war dead, taking flowers at intervals.
A 75-year-old bereaved man said, "I am grateful for the memorial service held in a difficult situation with the new coronavirus. Thinking that there are people who wanted to live but could not live, even at the moment I want it."