Reconstruction Minister Hirasawa expressed his intention to consider the format of the memorial service hosted by the government, which has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, taking into account the infection status of the new coronavirus.
Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, the government has held a memorial service on March 11 every year, but last year it was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus and a flower offering ceremony was held at the Prime Minister's Office.
Reconstruction Minister Hirasawa told reporters after the Cabinet meeting about the memorial service, "There is nothing to do at the big milestone of 10 years after the earthquake. We plan to hold some kind of ceremony or event." I did.
On top of that, "Since it has a relationship with the new Corona, we are carefully considering how to do it, the scale, and the location. I think it is necessary to announce it. "