# Japanese PM repeats ambiguous stance on non-nuclear principles

https://mins.news/en/item/17736

- CGTN, 2026-08-09 11:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-09/Japanese-PM-repeats-ambiguous-stance-on-non-nuclear-principles--1Pt6oohrEe4/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Nagasaki held a ceremony on Sunday marking the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city during the closing days of World War II. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi again made ambiguous remarks about Japan’s non-nuclear principles at the event. Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki condemned nuclear weapons as an “absolute evil.”

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