Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-08 05:48:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AF0E0615B81CC2E300CC3C213EB3E4546B3B95A57C3C593D37315BDA2DF5EA48
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Original Note:
The UK has not been dumped. It was invited and will send lower-ranking diplomats to the ceremony. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/western-ambassadors-us-uk-skip-japan-nagasaki-memorial-israel-snub-4532321 The description of "Japan" blocking Israel is misleading. This was a decision by the mayor of Nagasaki. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15292276 Government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi has not endorsed the decision: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/western-ambassadors-us-uk-skip-japan-nagasaki-memorial-israel-snub-4532321
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