Event Brief
Koizumi says Japan cannot avoid nuclear weapons debate
Filed: Jul 19, 2026 at 1:05 AM ET
Summary: Defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi says Japan cannot avoid a debate over revising its nuclear arms pledge.
WHO: Shinjiro Koizumi
WHAT: Koizumi said Japan cannot avoid a nuclear weapons debate tied to revising its pledge not to produce, possess or host nuclear arms.
WHEN: Jul 19, 2026 at 12:54 AM ET
WHERE: Japan
WHY: The government is weighing revising Japan's decades-old pledge not to produce, possess or host nuclear arms.
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