It has been 76 years since the end of the war in 15 days.
In order to commemorate the war dead even in the Corona disaster, rallies are held in various places, such as by reducing the scale from the usual year.
At the national memorial service for the war dead held by the government at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on the 15th of the end of the war, Prime Minister Suga will give a silent prayer at noon time signal.
Then, after His Majesty the Emperor spoke his words, attendees handed flowers to the ceremony platform to commemorate the approximately 3.1 million victims of the war.
In the wake of the so-called fifth wave of the new coronavirus, the government has significantly restricted the number of attendees following last year.
The movement to abandon attendance has spread among the bereaved families and local governments, and according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 22 prefectures have forgotten the attendance of bereaved family representatives.
The number of attendees, including attendants and guests, is expected to be 195, which is even lower than last year, which was the lowest ever, compared to about 6,000 every year.
The attendees are also aging.
More than 70% of people over 70 years old.
The oldest 94-year-old man will be attending from Hokkaido for his brother who died in the battlefield.
On the other hand, the wives of the war dead who attend will disappear for the first time.
The number of generations who know the war directly is decreasing year by year.
The ceremony will be broadcast on YouTube at the same time.
In addition, gatherings and events to mourn the war dead and think about peace are held all over the country while taking measures against infection.