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Atomic Bombs Day and Anniversary of the End of World War II

The epicenters of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts have been turned into Peace Memorial Parks. Each year on August 6 and 9, respectively, a ceremony is held at each park to remember the victims of the atomic bombs and to pray for eternal peace. Not only the residents of the two cities, but many Japanese, as citizens of the only nation the atomic bomb was dropped, prays for a world free of war and nuclear weapons.

August 15 is now a day for remembering those who died in the war, and ceremonies are held throughout Japan. War not only takes the lives of countless people, but also affects everyone in the countries involved, making them unhappy. Therefore, the anniversary of the end of World War II is also a day for those who experienced the war to tell future generations about their tragic memories, and for everyone to renew the determination never again to repeat such foolishness.