THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 26, 2025 at 17:56 JST
The second meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons held in New York in 2023 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Japan will not take part in a U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty conference in New York in March as an observer, said Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, overriding calls from a key political partner as well as hibakusha. [Read More]
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