Japan doesn’t seem likely to develop nuclear weapons in the short-term. However, the tensions that triggered this episode are ...

Japan regularly intercepts Russian forces near its territorial waters and airspace.

NAGASAKI -- Twenty-two groups in Nagasaki, including A-bomb survivor groups, have protested against comments about changing ...

A senior Japanese official’s suggestion that Japan should possess nuclear weapons has reignited debate over whether the country could—or would—break with a decades-old taboo in response to an ...

Beijing releases 30-page report that includes a call for international community to ‘take concrete and strong measures’ against Japan’s nuclear ambitions.

The survey found that 62.6% of respondents do not agree with a senior government official who last month said Japan should ...

A Japanese civic group advocating for nuclear abolition has held an event in Tokyo to mark five years to the day since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons took effect on January 22, 2021.

Acquiring nuclear weapons would not only undermine the global nuclear non-proliferation framework but also deal a fundamental blow to the postwar international order—a prospect that must be met with ...

Takaichi has said her government abides by the three non-nuclear principles, but hasn’t been clear on whether that commitment will remain unchanged.

North Korea said Japan’s ambition to possess nuclear weapons should be “prevented at any cost”, Pyongyang state media KCNA said on Sunday, citing the country’s foreign ministry. “Japan’s attempt to go ...

It has also rolled out export bans and a trade probe, piling pressure on Japan, amid rising tensions Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have played a big part in preventing the use of nuclear ...