“Coexistence” is a word used in a variety of contexts, including the global environment, living things, and different cultures, but as a simple search for “coexistence society” reveals, in Japan it is a word that should primarily be used to consider the inclusion of people with disabilities. Japan, in particular, is the country where the horrific Sagamihara Massacre, a mass murder of disabled people, took place. If the meaning and obligation of using the word “symbiosis” in our country since that incident never crossed the minds of the planners and approvers of the Asahi Earth Conference 2024, then beyond feeling disappointed, I’m left with the suspicion that some more serious issue lies between “me” and you. By “me,” I mean Ichikawa Saou, a citizen, a person with a disability, and a subscriber to the Asahi Shimbun Digital newspaper.