The President of the United States
The Honorable Joseph Biden
January 29, 2021
Dear President Biden,
Please allow me to congratulate you most heartily on
your historic assumption of office as the President of the United States, after
overcoming a cruelly challenging ordeal. You have reassured the whole world
that American democracy remains intact in your hands.
The birth of Vice-President Kamala Harris reflects
your deep understanding of the role of women who have historically been the
backbone of American democracy.
I am a firm believer of the former President Obama’s
vision for the World without Nuclear Weapons. Japan, having experienced nuclear
disasters, both military and civilian, has a historic role to strive to achieve
true denuclearization. The existence of more than 430 nuclear reactors in the
world constitutes a serious security menace. These roots of catastrophe must be
eliminated. This is the lesson of the Fukushima nuclear accident of 10 years
ago.
In this respect, Japan will really appreciate your support for
holding a UN Ethics Summit, for it is a precursor for the establishment of
global ethics needed to realize the shift of the current paternal civilization
based on power and domination to a maternal civilization based on ethics and
harmony.
The Covid-19 crisis is seriously worsening world-wide.
Japan needs to be liberated as soon as possible from the heavy financial burden
related to the Tokyo Olympic Games which seems increasingly incompatible with
the Covid-19 pandemic.
The world is confronted with the crisis of
civilization.
The whole world is pinning hopes on your historic role
to safeguard democracy and introduce a new civilization based on ethics and
solidarity, respecting the environment and the interests of future generations.
I wish you great success and the best of health in
your noble mission.
With highest and warmest regards,
Mitsuhei Murata
Former Japanese Ambassador to Switzerland