Comments on “President Zelensky arrives in Hiroshima, set to participate in face-to-face discussions at the G7 Summit tomorrow” [in Japanese]

On May 20, 2023, Asahi Shimbun introduced a comment by Professor Maiko Ichihara at the Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University. She commented on the article “President Zelensky arrives in Hiroshima, set to participate in face-to-face discussions at the G7 Summit tomorrow.” This article describes the arrival of President Zelensky of Ukraine in Hiroshima on the 20th in preparation for discussions on the situation in Ukraine scheduled for May 21. Professor Ichihara evaluated the current G7 Summit as a strategically assembled event tailored to the age of social media, emphasizing the creation of numerous visual images and narratives. Additionally, she argued that President Zelensky’s participation in the G7 Summit, within the framework of a brave leader supported by the G7, had the effect of reinforcing the strength of the Ukrainian forces. Furthermore, considering the intense polarization in today’s world, she expressed the idea of having President Zelensky in face-to-face discussions at the G7 was driven by the necessity to project resilience instead of focusing on the assistance of the vulnerable, which might be harder to resonate with.

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASR5N4KCDR5NUHBI010.html