Takaichi doubles down on ambiguity over nonnuclear principles at Nagasaki ceremony
Unlike previous leaders, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi again described the government's current position, without making an explicit commitment about the future of the principles.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated Japan's stance on the "three nonnuclear principles" during her annual address marking 81 years since the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki. However, she avoided providing a clear commitment to these principles, which prohibit Japan from possessing, producing, or permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons.
Takaichi emphasized that "our country firmly upholds the three nonnuclear principles" and that "under the pledge that 'Nagasaki shall be the last city to suffer a nuclear attack,' we are promoting realistic and practical initiatives toward the realization of a world without nuclear weapons."
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