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On The Three Non-Nuclear Principles

The successive Cabinets of Japan have repeatedly articulated the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles," which is used to describe the policy of not possessing, not producing and not permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons into Japan. There is no change in the position of Government of Japan in that it continues to uphold these principles.

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Japan ratified the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1976, and placed itself under obligation, as a non-nuclear weapon state, not to produce or acquire nuclear weapons. Furthermore, Japan's domestic law called 'the Atomic Energy Basic Law' requires Japan's nuclear activities to be conducted only for peaceful purposes. These points also testifies that Japan has no intent to possess nuclear weapons.

• Commission of "Special Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons" and their courtesy call on Prime Minister Kan (Press Release)(September 2010)
• Examples of Japan's Announcements on the Three Non-Nuclear Principles
• The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO)