US ambassador skipping Nagasaki ceremony

Each year in Japan, commemoration ceremonies are held to mark the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This year, the US ambassador to Japan will not be attending. The US embassy says Ambassador Rahm Emmanuel will skip the ceremony on Friday because the event has been “politicized” by a decision to exclude Israel. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler have more.

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