Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Japanese

Today I watched Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony. But, hmm... I wonder whether there is a disjunction between commemoration of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and anti-nuclear movements that claim to have been inspired by the tragedy. Japanese commemoration of the bombing focuses on human suffering, whereas abolition of nuclear weapons--the slogan of the anti-nuclear movements--demands Japanese develop intellectual, social, and political skills to articulate visions, formulate strategies, communicate and negotiate with political actors from other countries in tenaciously pursuing the ideal of the nuclear-free and peaceful (by the way, these two states should not be conflated) world. And as we all know, most Japanese lack these skills.