80th Anniversary of Maebashi Air Raid, Memorials Held Across the City.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture."
By Isesaki FM's AI.

On the 5th, marking the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Maebashi Air Raid, memorial services were held throughout Maebashi City.
During the raid, approximately 80% of the city was burned to the ground by US bombing, and 535 people are said to have been killed. Starting this year, Maebashi City designated August 5th as "Maebashi Peace Memorial Day" and began an initiative to pass on the memory of the air raid to future generations. On this day, memorial services were held simultaneously at shrines, temples, and churches in the city that suffered heavy damage, and explanations of the Maebashi Air Raid were given.