Hiroshima Summit, May 19-21: Deputy Secretary-General for G7 Summit speaks to students, says holding summit in A-bombed city indicates rejection of nuclear weapons
Jan. 28, 2023
by Fumiyasu Miyano, Staff Writer
To generate more interest in the summit of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations to be held in the city of Hiroshima in May, Masashi Mizobuchi, 57, Deputy Secretary-General for the G7 Hiroshima Summit, gave a lecture at Hiroshima City University in Asaminami Ward on January 27. In the lecture titled “Hiroshima Summit and Diplomacy,” Mr. Mizobuchi conveyed the significance of holding the summit in the A-bombed city to some 80 students.
Born in the Aosaki area of Minami Ward, Mr. Mizobuchi lived there until he finished high school. Taking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into consideration, he explained the purpose of holding the summit in Hiroshima during the one-hour lecture, saying that we can express our will to reject armed aggression or threatening to use nuclear weapons.
He also showed his love for his hometown, referring to an idea of making a round table used by the G7 leaders from trees grown in Hiroshima Prefecture. He said Hiroshima’s reconstruction after the atomic bombing was not well known to the world, and called on the students to, "Be confident and convey to the world what each one of you think is the appeal of Hiroshima.”
The lecture was organized by the university. Kanae Kume, 21, a third-year student in the Faculty of International Studies and a resident of Nishi Ward, expressed her hope, saying, “Holding the summit in Hiroshima would be a beginning of creating a world without war.”
(Originally published on January 28, 2023)
To generate more interest in the summit of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations to be held in the city of Hiroshima in May, Masashi Mizobuchi, 57, Deputy Secretary-General for the G7 Hiroshima Summit, gave a lecture at Hiroshima City University in Asaminami Ward on January 27. In the lecture titled “Hiroshima Summit and Diplomacy,” Mr. Mizobuchi conveyed the significance of holding the summit in the A-bombed city to some 80 students.
Born in the Aosaki area of Minami Ward, Mr. Mizobuchi lived there until he finished high school. Taking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into consideration, he explained the purpose of holding the summit in Hiroshima during the one-hour lecture, saying that we can express our will to reject armed aggression or threatening to use nuclear weapons.
He also showed his love for his hometown, referring to an idea of making a round table used by the G7 leaders from trees grown in Hiroshima Prefecture. He said Hiroshima’s reconstruction after the atomic bombing was not well known to the world, and called on the students to, "Be confident and convey to the world what each one of you think is the appeal of Hiroshima.”
The lecture was organized by the university. Kanae Kume, 21, a third-year student in the Faculty of International Studies and a resident of Nishi Ward, expressed her hope, saying, “Holding the summit in Hiroshima would be a beginning of creating a world without war.”
(Originally published on January 28, 2023)
