# Japanese prime minister vows to maintain non-nuclear status

https://mins.news/en/item/14973

- TASS, 2026-08-06 09:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2169609

> Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government would continue to uphold the country’s three non-nuclear principles. Those principles are not possessing, producing or importing nuclear weapons. Her statement reaffirmed the government’s stated position on nuclear weapons and Japan’s non-nuclear status.

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