*August 8, 2024, 10:54 a.m. NHK Mayor Suzuki of Nagasaki City responded to questions from reporters on the 8th regarding concerns expressed by ambassadors from the G7 countries and the EU, excluding Japan, over the fact that the Israeli ambassador to Japan was not invited to the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Day Peace Memorial Ceremony on the 9th. “We want to carry out the ceremony smoothly in a peaceful and solemn atmosphere.” Mayor Suzuki said, “We are not inviting them for political reasons, but because we want to carry out the ceremony smoothly in a peaceful and solemn atmosphere. It was a difficult decision, but that was the thought behind it. There is no change in the decision.” “The letters were not made public due to the positions of the other countries” When asked by reporters why the letters sent by the ambassadors of the G7 countries and the EU, excluding Japan, were not made public, he said, “Due to the positions of the other countries, we could not confirm whether they wanted the letters to be made public, so we decided not to make them public.” “The ceremony in which atomic bomb survivors participate must not be affected by any interference.” When asked what he meant by his explanation that “we want to hold the ceremony smoothly in a peaceful and solemn atmosphere,” Mayor Suzuki replied, “Tomorrow, August 9th, is the most important day of the year for the city of Nagasaki. The average age of the atomic bomb survivors is over 85, and some of them attended the ceremony in scorching heat. Ceremonies in which atomic bomb survivors take part must not be affected by any disruption. I don’t think there should be any disruption.” “Please participate from next year onwards” Continued below ↓ Nagasaki Mayor explains why Israel will not be invited to tomorrow’s Peace Memorial Ceremony.
He added “next year” instead of “next year onwards”, which makes me think he won’t be inviting him next year either. Doesn’t that essentially mean “Come the day before yesterday”?
International Court of Justice issues advisory opinion saying Israel’s occupation of Palestine violates international law July 20, 2024 Rafi Berg, BBC News.
Eh, that was the reason? I’m disappointed, and I thought that their attitude of “giving in to terrorism” was an embarrassment to the whole world. I thought that they had concerns about the humanitarian nature of the Gaza attacks, so I was impressed that they had “a strong will” (regardless of whether it was right or wrong).
It’s a bit of a funny development, reminiscent of the end of the Edo period lol. The Japanese shogunate said, “The Nagasaki domain just fired the gun on their own, and we have nothing to do with it.”
Well, the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony is always in the background, so although it’s far from peaceful, I think it’s a good thing that attention is being paid to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Refusal to discuss with the other party. This is what happens at the beginning of a war. The mayor of Nagasaki must have resorted to shallow emotional arguments. He didn’t understand any of the feelings that went into the peace ceremony.
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