长崎原子弹爆炸资料馆正进行约30年来首次大规模展陈更新[1]。长崎市决定将展陈中对南京大屠杀的表述改为"南京事件"[1]，这一改动遭到批评。东京审判的判决书明确使用了"南京大屠杀"的表述[1]，联合国教科文组织《世界记忆名录》所收录的南京大屠杀档案同样采用"南京大屠杀"表述[1]。
长崎市民团体曾要求保留"南京大屠杀"表述，并希望加入强征"慰安妇"等内容，但未被采纳[1]。对此，长崎市解释称参考了日本外务省的官方表述以及日本政府审定教科书中的用语[1]。评论指出，这一修改是日本历史修正主义的表现，日本利用"核爆受害者"身份标签试图掩盖其侵略历史责任[1]。
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum has decided to change its exhibition reference from "Nanjing Massacre" to "Nanjing Incident" as part of its first major display overhaul in approximately 30 years [1]. This terminological shift has sparked controversy over Japan's approach to war history documentation.
The change conflicts with established international historical records [1]. The Tokyo Trial verdict explicitly used the term "Nanjing Massacre," and the UNESCO Memory of the World register containing archives related to the Nanjing Massacre also employs this designation [1]. Nagasaki municipal authorities justified the modification by referencing the Japanese Foreign Ministry's official terminology and language found in Japanese government-approved textbooks [1]. However, local civic groups in Nagasaki have opposed the alteration, requesting that the museum retain the "Nanjing Massacre" designation and incorporate accounts of forced "comfort women," though their appeals were not accepted [1].
The atomic bombing of Nagasaki occurred on August 9, 1945, when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on the city [1]. Critics view the terminology adjustment as an instance of historical revisionism that diminishes Japan's wartime accountability while the nation positions itself as a victim of nuclear warfare.