Japan will never take part in wars, said Saturday Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking in Tokyo at a commemorative ceremony dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the surrender.
"We will continue to follow the vow never to participate in wars," he said.
The head of government paid tribute to all the Japanese who died in world war II and stressed that his country was "determined to continue cooperation with the international community aimed at addressing a variety of issues".
After that, the hall "rainbow bridge", where the ceremony, was declared a moment of silence, and then appeal to the nation was made by the Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. He expressed confidence that the Japanese people, walking hand in hand, can overcome the pandemic coronavirus and associated difficulties.
"With a deep sense of remorse sincerely wish to participate in the war will never happen again", also said the Emperor of Japan.
Because of the situation with the spread of the coronavirus in this year’s commemorative events, including a ceremony in Tokyo, are in a drastically reduced format. At the same time, the Ministry of health, labour and welfare of Japan for the first time led the live broadcast of the Metropolitan ceremony on its YouTube channel. Traditionally, the ceremony is broadcast on Japanese public television.
the Declaration of surrender
On 26 July 1945 at the Potsdam conference the governments of the UK, the USA and China had accepted the Potsdam Declaration, which contained the requirements of unconditional surrender of Japan. July 28, the Japanese government rejected them.
After that, the United States conducted the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (9 August). On 8 August the Soviet Union declared to join the war against Japan.
15 August 1945 the Emperor of Japan Hirohito spoke on the radio addressing his subjects, which admitted that the country is no longer able to continue the war and forced to accept the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. The ceremony of signing the Act of surrender took place on September 2 aboard the U.S. battleship "mo" in Tokyo Bay. This date became the day of the end of world war II.
Japan in the Second world war has lost 3.1 million people, including about 800 thousand civilians, victims of U.S. bombing of cities and the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
