Russian Envoy to Attend Peace Ceremony in Nagasaki

Nagasaki won’t invite Israel to attend Aug. 9 peace ceremony | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch

NAGASAKI—The mayor of Nagasaki has decided not to invite a representative of Israel to attend the city’s peace ceremony on the Aug. 9 atomic bombing anniversary, citing the risk of possible protests and other contingencies.

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.

Russian envoy to attend peace ceremony in Nagasaki

In May, Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki said that his city would invite Russian and other ambassadors to this year's ceremony.

Russian envoy to Japan to attend A-bomb ceremony in Nagasaki but not Hiroshima

Russia's ambassador to Japan will attend an annual peace ceremony commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in the southwestern city of Nagasaki in August, local media reported Thursday, making it the first such attendance since Russia launched its full-scale invasion against Ukraine in 2022. The attendance of Nikolay Nozdrev is…

Russian envoy to Japan to attend A-bomb ceremony in Nagasaki in Aug.

Russia's ambassador to Japan will attend an annual peace ceremony commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in the southwestern city of Nagasaki in August, local media reports, making it the first such attendance since Russia launched its full-scale invasion against Ukraine in 2022.