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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Two former Japanese prime ministers, Fumio Kishida and Yoshihiko Noda, recently expressed concern over current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's attempt to revise the three non-nuclear principles and stressed that they are an immutable part of national policy.
Fumio Kishida recently stated in an interview in Hiroshima that upon assuming the prime minister's post, he made it clear that he would adhere to the position of previous administrations and remain committed to the three non-nuclear principles (the renunciation of nuclear weapons, the renunciation of nuclear weapons production, and the ban on the import of nuclear weapons into Japan) in his government policy, and that his position on this issue has never changed. This was reported by local media on Tuesday.
Yoshihiko Noda recently told reporters in Nagasaki Prefecture that the three non-nuclear principles form the foundation of Japan's national policy. He noted that "the number of citizens uneasy about the Takaichi cabinet is growing." The former prime minister promised to continue to urge the government to adhere to the non-nuclear principles.
The Three Non-Nuclear Principles were first proclaimed in the Japanese Diet in 1967 by then-Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and were considered a national credo. The National Security Strategy, one of three security documents approved by the government in 2022, states that "the basic policy of adhering to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles will remain unchanged in the future."
However, local media recently reported, citing cabinet sources, that Sanae Takaichi is exploring the possibility of revising the ban on the import of nuclear weapons into Japan, which is causing serious concern in the country.
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