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The Mainichi
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Mainichi
Israel envoy to attend Nagasaki A-bomb ceremony after 2024 snub
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Israel will attend the peace ceremony marking the anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August, the country's ambassador has said, after the Middle Eastern nation was not invited last year. Ambassador of Israel to Japan Gilad Cohen revealed he had received an invitation from the mayor of Nagasaki during a press conference Friday. He said he will show Israel's "respect to the Japanese people" and "mutual understanding of the importance of peace." It comes after the Nagasaki city government did not invite Israel in 2024 amid its conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza. In response, ambassadors from the Group of Seven nations other than Japan pulled out of the annual ceremony. For this year's event, marking 80 years since the bombing, the city government said in May it intends to adopt a more inclusive approach inviting representatives from all the diplomatic missions in Japan. On Thursday, Russian media said Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev will attend the ceremony, the first presence from the country since it began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Kyodo News
4 days ago
- Politics
- Kyodo News
Israel envoy to attend Nagasaki A-bomb ceremony after 2024 snub
KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 23:12 | All, Japan, World Israel will attend the peace ceremony marking the anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August, the country's ambassador has said, after the Middle Eastern nation was not invited last year. Ambassador of Israel to Japan Gilad Cohen revealed he had received an invitation from the mayor of Nagasaki during a press conference Friday. He said he will show Israel's "respect to the Japanese people" and "mutual understanding of the importance of peace." It comes after the Nagasaki city government did not invite Israel in 2024 amid its conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza. In response, ambassadors from the Group of Seven nations other than Japan pulled out of the annual ceremony. For this year's event, marking 80 years since the bombing, the city government said in May it intends to adopt a more inclusive approach inviting representatives from all the diplomatic missions in Japan. On Thursday, Russian media said Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev will attend the ceremony, the first presence from the country since it began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Related coverage: Iran envoy urges A-bombed Japan to stand against U.S. attacks Russian envoy to Japan to attend A-bomb ceremony in Nagasaki in Aug.
Kyodo News
4 days ago
- Politics
- Kyodo News
Israel envoy to attend Nagasaki A-bomb ceremony after 2024 snub
KYODO NEWS - 9 minutes ago - 23:12 | All, Japan, World Israel will attend the peace ceremony marking the anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August, the country's ambassador has said, after the Middle Eastern nation was not invited last year. Ambassador of Israel to Japan Gilad Cohen revealed he had received an invitation from the mayor of Nagasaki during a press conference Friday. He said he will show Israel's "respect to the Japanese people" and "mutual understanding of the importance of peace." It comes after the Nagasaki city government did not invite Israel in 2024 amid its conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza. In response, ambassadors from the Group of Seven nations other than Japan pulled out of the annual ceremony. For this year's event, marking 80 years since the bombing, the city government said in May it intends to adopt a more inclusive approach inviting representatives from all the diplomatic missions in Japan. On Thursday, Russian media said Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev will attend the ceremony, the first presence from the country since it began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Related coverage: Iran envoy urges A-bombed Japan to stand against U.S. attacks Russian envoy to Japan to attend A-bomb ceremony in Nagasaki in Aug.
Yomiuri Shimbun
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Russian Envoy to Attend Nagasaki A-Bomb Memorial Ceremony; 1st Time for Russian Envoy to Attend Ceremony Since Start of Ukraine War
Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev said Thursday he was invited by Nagasaki to attend a peace memorial ceremony on Aug. 9 to mark 80 years since an atomic bomb was dropped on the city, and that he plans to go, according to the Tass news agency. If realized, it will be the first time for a Russian representative to participate in the annual ceremony since Russia started its aggression against Ukraine in 2022. The Nagasaki city government had not invited Russia and Belarus, which supports the Russian aggression, since 2022. Last year, the ambassadors of all Group of Seven countries, except Japan, and the ambassador of the European Union to Japan did not attend the peace ceremony in response to the city's decision not to invite Israel. Given the situation, the city government announced in May that all 157 countries and regions with diplomatic missions in Japan, as well as the EU delegation to Japan, would be invited to this year's ceremony. Regarding the Hiroshima peace memorial ceremony on Aug. 6, Nozdrev would not attend, as the Hiroshima city government changed its method of gathering foreign attendees. The city did not send invitations but sent letters instead, leaving the decision to attend up to each country and region.
Japan Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Japan Times
Russian envoy to attend peace ceremony in Nagasaki
Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev will attend a ceremony in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city, Moscow's state-run Tass news agency reported Thursday, citing the Russian Embassy in Tokyo. Nozdrev will be the first Russian representative to attend the annual peace ceremony since the country's invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. The decision to send the ambassador was made after Nagasaki city officials visited the embassy to extend an invitation, according to the embassy. In May, Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki said that his city would invite Russian and other ambassadors to this year's ceremony. Last year, Nozdrev criticized the governments of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, another city hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, for not inviting representatives of Russia to their memorial ceremonies.
