Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara Says Japan Upholds Its Nonnuclear Policy as Opposition Demands Senior Aide’s Dismissal

The Yomiuri Shimbun
14:29 JST,
December 20, 2025
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a Friday press conference that the government was “upholding the three nonnuclear principles” in explaining its position on nuclear weapons. He added that, as the only country to have suffered atomic bombings in wartime, Japan would “continue advancing i...
Popular Articles
Popular articles in the past 24 hours
-
Director Naomi Kawase's New Film Explores Heart Transplants in Ja...
-
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rises on Tech Rally and Takaichi's S...
-
Takaichi Expected to Express Desire for Constitutional Revision P...
-
Security Services Law Unconstitutional: Do Not Restrict Career Ch...
-
Japanese Man Living in Iraq Suspected of Illegally Entering U.S. ...
-
New Leader of Japan's CRA Opposition Party Faces Challenge of For...
-
Milano Cortina 2026: Snowboarding Star Fukada Wins Gold in Hard-F...
-
Tokyo Exhibition Featuring VR Walk Through 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo...
Popular articles in the past week
-
Japan PM Takaichi’s Cabinet Resigns en Masse
-
Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo...
-
Videos Plagiarized, Reposted with False Subtitles Claiming ‘Ryuky...
-
Sanae Takaichi Elected 105th Prime Minister of Japan; Keeps All C...
-
Japan's Govt to Submit Road Map for Growth Strategy in March, PM ...
-
Milano Cortina 2026: Figure Skaters Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara Pa...
-
Tokyo’s New Record-Breaking Fountain Named ‘Tokyo Aqua Symphony’
-
Bus Carrying 40 Passengers Catches Fire on Chuo Expressway; All E...
Popular articles in the past month
-
Japan PM Takaichi’s Cabinet Resigns en Masse
-
Japan Institute to Use Domestic Commercial Optical Lattice Clock ...
-
Israeli Ambassador to Japan Speaks about Japan’s Role in the Reco...
-
Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo...
-
Man Infected with Measles May Have Come in Contact with Many Peop...
-
Prudential Life Insurance Plans to Fully Compensate for Damages C...
-
Videos Plagiarized, Reposted with False Subtitles Claiming ‘Ryuky...
-
Woman with Measles Visited Hospital in Tokyo Multiple Times Befor...
JN ACCESS RANKING
-
Japan PM Takaichi’s Cabinet Resigns en Masse
-
Japan Institute to Use Domestic Commercial Optical Lattice Clock to Set Japan Standard Time
-
Israeli Ambassador to Japan Speaks about Japan’s Role in the Reconstruction of Gaza
-
Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo Station
-
Man Infected with Measles May Have Come in Contact with Many People in Tokyo, Went to Store, Restaurant Around When Symptoms Emerged





