EGN NEWS DESK
The U.S. and U.Okay ambassadors to Japan will sit out the annual memorial ceremony marking the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Friday after town determined to not invite the Israeli ambassador in what has turn into an more and more politicized peace ceremony.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel is not going to attend the occasion in Nagasaki and can as an alternative attend a smaller-scale ceremony in Tokyo, the U.S. Embassy stated Wednesday.
An embassy spokesperson stated the rationale behind the transfer was that Emanuel wished to honor and commemorate the day, however doesn’t wish to “be concerned in a politicized occasion.” The U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka stated in a press release that Principal Officer Chuka Asike will as an alternative signify the U.S. on the ceremony.
