Takaichi Emphasizes Japan’s Commitment to Nonnuclear Principles on Hiroshima Anniversary
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Japan celebrates on Thursday the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an event that its Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, has taken advantage of to reiterate his country’s commitment against nuclear weapons. A firmness, however, that does not hide the vigorous debate between the wounds of the past and the threats of the future. “The devastation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the indescribabl…
"I pledge to do everything in my power to promote a world without nuclear weapons and lasting peace," said the Prime Minister, reaffirming Japan's position in favour of the three principles of non-nuclearity.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged that Japan, the only country that has suffered a nuclear bomb attack, will not possess or produce nuclear bombs.
Japan's head of government Sanae Takaichi avoided a clear rejection of nuclear armament on Thursday.
81 years after Hiroshima: Non-nuclear principles amid Japan's defense shift
Eighty-one years after the atomic bombing, Hiroshima remains a global symbol of the consequences of nuclear war. The annual ceremony on August 6 brings together survivors, officials and peace activists to call for a world without nuclear weapons.This
This year, the ceremony in Hiroshima has gained a special significance, because as long as the destruction of 1945 is remembered, the Japanese government is considering moving away, for the first time, from one of the pillars of its post-war policy,...
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