by axxxm
Hiroshima G7 summit
19/May/2023 in Tokyo
Watching a live broadcast from Hiroshima
where G7 summit happening & country's presidents/prime ministers paid a visit to the memorial park
Strangely enough, I found myself impressed by this ceremony
& couldn't stop myself from keep watching
One can say this is another meaningless meetings, empty agreements & hallow announcements & it's all about a political show
Could be true
But the meaning is not limited to "practical", "realistic" aspects
The meaning consists of various, complicating layers
Hiroshima is one of the most important historic locations in the country's entire history
Apparently because of the nuclear bomb
It dropped here and tens of thousands of people died & suffered from its aftereffect long after
Also it dropped here & Nagasaki, so that Japan accepted the defeat & WW2 ended
Then, 78 years later, representatives of the countries
that Japan cooperated with / Germany, Italy
that Japan fought against / US, UK, France, Canada
all came to Hiroshima & attend the ceremony together
While watching the ceremony
I couldn't stop feeling this, something symbolic, something significant, something striking
And questions about if this summit will bring any practical or realistic or effective things........all was gone out of my sight
By now, already more than enough
