Governor of Japan’s Okinawa Denny Tamaki on Sunday urged the central government to adhere to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, after meeting on Sunday with visiting Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara in Naha, the capital of Okinawa, the Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper reported.
In response, Kihara said that the central government would “work with the international community to continue striving for a world without nuclear weapons,” but he avoided mentioning whether the Three Non-Nuclear Principles would be revised.
The Three Non-Nuclear Principles – not possessing, not producing, and not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory – were first declared in the Diet, Japan’s parliament, by then Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in 1967 and have been viewed as a national credo.
On Nov 17, Tamaki voiced strong opposition to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s consideration of revising the long-standing principles, emphasizing that advancing nuclear disarmament is a wish of the people and that the government leader must respect public opinion.
Okinawa governor urges upholding of non-nuclear principles
AloJapan.com