Bereaved families in Japan have renewed their anti-war appeal at a memorial service marking the 65th anniversary of the massive US air raids on Tokyo in World War Two.
About 100,000 people were killed in those bombings on March 10th, 1945, 5 months before the end of the war.
The service on Wednesday was at a memorial hall in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, one of the worst-hit areas.
More than 300 people attended, including Prince Hitachi, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, as well as survivors of the bombings and relatives of the victims.
Ishihara said in a speech that there should never be another war and he vowed to build a Tokyo where people can live safely and comfortably.
A 72-year-old man, who lost his father and younger brother in the raids, told NHK that he has never forgotten the bombings during the past 65 years. He said the war should not be repeated at any cost.
The organizer of the service says the challenge as the war survivors age, is to pass on to future generations a sense of the tragedy of war.
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