Is Japan’s Nuclear Stance Set to Change Under PM Takaichi?

Is Japan’s nuclear stance set to change under PM Takaichi?

A source within Japan’s prime minister’s office said on Thursday that the country needs nuclear weapons, remarks that deviate from the country’s long-standing non-nuclear principles and could trigger backlash at home and abroad. “I think we should possess nuclear weapons,” said the source, who is involved in devising security policy under the government led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, while also indicating that such a move is unrealistic. …

N. Korea bristles at Japan's reported review of 3 non-nuclear principles

North Korea's state media on Thursday denounced Japan's reported review of its decades-long three non-nuclear principles. The Rodong Sinmun newspap...