Taiwan envoy Lee Yi-yang boycotts Nagasaki atomic bomb memorial over seating

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Why did Taiwan’s representative boycott the Nagasaki memorial ceremony?

Lee Yi-yang, Taiwan’s representative in Japan, boycotted the ceremony because his delegation was not seated among diplomatic missions. He accused Nagasaki officials of denying Taiwan’s status as a nation and acting as a "pawn of China’s insistence that Taiwan is not a state." Nagasaki officials said the seating was not clearly distinguished as nondiplomatic.

What was the seating arrangement for Taiwan’s delegation at the Nagasaki ceremony?

Nagasaki officials said the seats assigned to Taiwanese officials were located near other envoys and were not clearly marked as nondiplomatic. Lee Yi-yang said the arrangement denied Taiwan’s status as a nation and sent a lower-ranked official in his place.

Did any other countries boycott the Nagasaki ceremony in previous years?

Yes. In 2024, the U.S. ambassador and five other Group of Seven envoys boycotted the ceremony because Israel was not invited. This prompted Nagasaki to revise its invitation policy to include countries, regions and organisations with diplomatic missions in Japan or at the United Nations.