Prime Minister Ishiba will not issue a statement on the 80th anniversary of the end of the war

Last weekend, when the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that cherry blossoms in Tokyo were in full bloom, I went to the cherry blossom viewing spot of Chidorigafuchi near the Imperial Palace. Drawn by the smiling visitors passing by under the pale pink cherry blossoms, I turned toward the nearby Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery, where the remains of unidentified soldiers and civilians who died overseas during the last war are kept.

[Tsu] At Mie Prefectural Gokoku Shrine (Chief Priest Okuyama Yosuke) in Hiroaki-cho, Tsu City, the weeping cherry trees planted in February are in full bloom. From April 1st to the 30th, "Weeping Cherry Blossom Goshuin" will be given out for a limited time. A written message on washi paper costs 500 yen per sheet. The weeping cherry tree was planted on the southeast side of the shrine grounds as part of the 80th anniversary of the end of the war…