End of War Memorial Day　終戦記念日　しゅうせんきねんび

Remembering and Reflecting on the Horrors of War and Benefits of Peace

On End of War Memorial Day

August 15. On August 10, 1945, Japan applied for the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration by the United States, Britain and China, and surrendered unconditionally on the 15th, ending World War II. To remember and commemorate this fateful day End of War Memorial Day was created. On this day a national memorial service has been held every year since 1988 to reflect on the mistakes and disasters of the war and to pledge peace. The Cabinet has decided to make this day “a day to mourn the dead and pray for peace” in order to inform the generations of the experiences of war and the significance of peace. [Moriwaki Itsuo]

References

In English

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/15/national/japanese-remember-fallen-pray-peaceful-future-wwii-anniversary/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day

In Japanese

https://kotobank.jp/word/終戦記念日-527095

https://www.asahi.com/topics/word/終戦記念日.html

Photo thanks to Stars and Stripes.

About the Author

Pjechorin

I have lived and worked with my family in Japan since 2005. For many years I have been interested in the very practical and creative side of Japanese culture. In my free time I travel around, enjoy hiking in the countryside and cities, and just generally seeing and doing new things. This blog is primarily a way for me to focus my energies and record and teach others about what I have learned by experience constructively. I am interested in urban development, and sustainable micro-economics, especially home-economics, and practical things everyday families can do to survive and thrive through these changing times.