Comment on “Nagasaki Caught Up in Global Affairs: Six Ambassadors Absent, Prompting Questions About the Ceremony’s Meaning” [in Japanese]
On August 9, 2024, a comment of Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law on the Asahi Shimbun article, “Nagasaki Caught Up in Global Affairs: Six Ambassadors Absent, Prompting Questions About the Ceremony’s Meaning” was published. This article discusses the unusual situation in which Nagasaki’s Peace Memorial Ceremony was held, following the decision not to invite Israel, resulting in the absence of ambassadors from six major countries, including nuclear-armed nations such as the United States and the United Kingdom. Professor Ichihara commented that this was an independent and political decision made by the city of Nagasaki, and stressed that both politicians and the media should avoid using language that abdicates the sense of ownership.
