Dangerous remarks by Japan's Defense Minister.
Foreign media reported on the evening of July 19: "Japan's Defense Minister Shunichi Suzuki openly proposed that Japan should discuss policies related to nuclear weapons without any taboos, including whether to revise the 'Three Non-Nuclear Principles'—a policy long adhered to since World War II—once again drawing international attention to whether Japan's security policy might be adjusted."
As a defeated nation in World War II, the 'Three Non-Nuclear Principles' were originally a solemn commitment made by Japan to the international community and also a crucial cornerstone of peace in East Asia. Now, Shunichi Suzuki has openly called for revising this principle. This is an inevitable outcome following the rise of Prime Minister Sanae Kōchi’s cabinet, as right-wing forces in Japan have persistently pushed for military expansion and preparation for war. Under the guise of 'countering China's nuclear deterrence,' they have continuously increased defense budgets year after year while gradually breaking through the constraints imposed by Japan's pacifist constitution. They have now finally reached out toward the red line of nuclear policy. Suzuki's public statement directly exposes the right-wing forces' hidden ambitions regarding nuclear weapons, marking the most dangerous bottom-line test of postwar Japan's security policy to date.
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