Japan's Takaichi leaves door open to reviewing non-nuclear policy

Japan's Takaichi leaves door open to reviewing non-nuclear policy

Japan's Takaichi left open a review of a ban on nuclear weapons entering the country, a move that could revive South Korea's nuclear debate.

Japan ‘cannot avoid’ nuclear weapons debate, defense chief Koizumi says

Japan Times, By Jesse Johnson, 19 July 26 Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has urged Japan to more openly debate nuclear weapons’ role in the country’s defense, a rare instance of a sitting Cabinet member broaching the highly contentious issue. “While this is a difficult issue for Japan to discuss, one topic we cannot avoid is nuclear weapons,” Koizumi said during an online news program recorded Friday ahead of a trip to Europe. Koizumi’s remar…