Defense Minister Koizumi says Japan needs debate on nuclear weapons

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said that Japan needs a debate on nuclear weapons, as some European countries are seeking ...

Koizumi calls on Japan to break taboo, debate nuclear weapons

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi broke with convention by calling for a national debate on whether nuclear weapons should ...
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Japan can no longer avoid nuclear weapons debate: defence chief

Japan's defence chief has said Tokyo needs a debate on nuclear weapons, as some European countries are seeking greater ...
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China sounds alarm over nuclear weapons talk by Japanese minister

China's Foreign Ministry has described a suggestion by Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi that Japan should discuss ...

China slams Japan defense chief over defiance of nuclear ‘taboo’

China criticized Japan’s defense minister for calling for more rigorous debate over Tokyo’s nuclear-weapons policy, a stance that Beijing sees as threatening regional peace and stability. Chinese ...

Japan's push for nuclear weapons discussion could 'erode restrictions, fuel dangerous trend carrying inflammatory effects': Chinese expert

Japan has continued to push for looser nuclear restrictions, with Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi calling for discussions ...
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Japan's defense minister calls for debate on nuclear weapons policy

Japan’s defense minister has called for a national discussion on nuclear weapons policy, arguing that the country’s changing ...

Japan should not ignore prevailing trend on nuclear issues, FM says amid local assemblies’ push to uphold non-nuclear principles

Responding to reports that 82 Japanese local assemblies have called on the Takaichi government to uphold or legally codify ...
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Japan's nuclear ambitions must be nipped in the bud

When Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Friday before a visit to Europe that his country "cannot avoid" a debate on it acquiring nuclear weapons, he wasn't pondering the moral weight of ...
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Japan needs a debate on nuclear weapons. The security environment has grown harsher and Japan needs to change a situation in which some topics are deemed unacceptable to debate.

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, saying Japan cannot avoid touching the issue of nuclear weapons, as some European countries are seeking greater nuclear deterrence.