To mark the 94th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and the 1945 air raids on Tokyo on Friday, family members of those who died in the two tragedies offered prayers.
At a joint memorial service, Tokyo Vice Gov. Tatsumi Ando read a message on behalf of Gov. Yuriko Koike in which she vowed to "make the utmost efforts to create adequate anti-disaster measures to make Tokyo a place where everyone can live with a sense of security."
The ceremony was held at Yokoamicho Park in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. In the same park, several hundred people attended a separate ceremony at a cenotaph for the Korean victims that organized by the Japan-Korean Society and other entities. A Korean dance performance was also held to console the souls of the victims.