Statements and Messages by the Foreign Minister

November 1, 2025
Japanese
  1. On November 1 (October 31 local time), the draft resolution entitled “Steps to building a common roadmap towards a world without nuclear weapons,” submitted by the Government of Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, was adopted with the support of 145 countries.
  2. Recognizing the need to present a way forward for realistic and practical measures to achieve a world without nuclear weapons for the purpose of maintaining and strengthening the NPT, which is the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament architecture, through this draft resolution, the Government of Japan calls on the international community for the implementation of concrete measures based on Japan’s “Hiroshima Action Plan," including the continued non-use of nuclear weapons, enhancement of transparency measures, the early start of negotiations on a FMCT (Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty) as well as disarmament and non-proliferation education to improve understanding of the realities of atomic bombings.
  3. In this year that marks the 80th year since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and amid the deepening division within the international community over approaches to nuclear disarmament as well as an increasingly severe security environment, it is highly significant that this year’s draft resolution was adopted with the broad support by a large number of states including both nuclear-weapon States and non-nuclear-weapon States.
  4. Through this draft resolution, Japan seeks to continue to spare no efforts to further enhance the momentum within the international community towards realizing a world without nuclear weapons, while persistently and steadily advancing realistic and practical efforts, while also looking ahead to next year’s 11th NPT Review Conference. This draft resolution is scheduled to be put to vote at the UN General Assembly plenary meeting in early December.

(Reference)Results of the voting for the adoption of the draft resolution

Affirmative votes: 145
Negative votes: 5
Abstentions: 28

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