Regarding the "G7 Hiroshima Summit" to be held in May next year, there is a plan to visit another atomic bombed city, Nagasaki, in conjunction with President Biden's visit to Japan within the US government. It is expected that consideration will be carried out while taking into consideration the wishes of the local community.
Next year, when Japan will become the chair of the G7 = seven major countries, the G7 Hiroshima Summit will be held in May in Hiroshima, an atomic bombed city, and Prime Minister Kishida will deliver a powerful message toward the realization of the abolition of nuclear weapons. It shows the idea that you want to
According to people involved, President Biden is planning to visit another bombed city, Nagasaki, in line with the summit within the US government, and the Japanese government has also been unofficially approached.
In response to this, it is expected that the Japanese and U.S. governments will take into consideration the intentions of the locals in the future, and that Prime Minister Kishida will accompany the visit if it is realized.
Regarding the summit, when the "G7 Ise-Shima Summit" was held in Japan six years ago, then US President Barack Obama visited Hiroshima as the first sitting president to visit the A-bombed city.
Against this background, at the time of the G7 Hiroshima Summit, there were voices from hibakusha and others asking government officials from various countries to visit Nagasaki this time.