End-of-war Memorial Day in Japan
End-of-war Memorial Day in Japan is held on August 15. When the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held. This event in the second decade of the month August is annual. 
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In Japan, 15 August usually is known as the "memorial day for the end of the war" (終戦記念日, Shūsen-kinenbi); the official name for the day, however, is "the day for mourning of war dead and praying for peace" (戦没者を追悼し平和を祈念する日, Senbotsusha o tsuitōshi heiwa o kinensuru hi). This official name was adopted in 1982 by an ordinance issued by the Japanese government.
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