People in Japan are commemorating the end of World War Two -- 75 years on. A government-organized ceremony was held in Tokyo on Saturday to honor those who died in the war.

About 550 people attended the event held every August 15th. The number this year was the smallest ever because of the coronavirus. Attendance was less than one-tenth of last year's.

People in Japan are observing a solemn 75th anniversary on Saturday, August 15, the day the country marks the end of World War Two and offers prayers for peace.

This year's events and rallies to mark the occasion across the country are being held with due precautions amid the continuing spread of the coronavirus.

People who lost family members in World War Two have visited a national cemetery in central Tokyo before Japan marks the end of the war on Saturday.

The government holds an annual ceremony to mourn the war dead on August 15. This year, the number of participants will be significantly reduced due to the coronavirus outbreak.

A growing number of students in Okinawa says they have no one around them to tell them what really happened in the southwestern Japanese prefecture during World War Two.

More than 1,600 students in their second year of high school in Okinawa responded to a once-in-five-year survey done by a local research group.

People in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa are observing 75 years since the end of fierce ground battles in the closing days of World War Two.

More than 200,000 people lost their lives in the fight, including a quarter of the residents of Okinawa.