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Japanese Argue Over Secret Nuclear Pact with U.S.

Source country chosun Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:45:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Asahi Shimbun[1]; Sankei Shimbun[1];

Other categories: Security;

Japan has officially confirmed the existence of a secret Cold War deal signed with the U.S. allowing the transit of nuclear-armed American vessels through its ports. The deal violates the three non-nuclear principles Japan set out in 1967 banning the possession, production and entry into the country of nuclear weapons....

Okada: Nuclear weapons ban unchanged

Source country asahi Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:09:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Philip Crowley[1]; Itsunori Onodera[1]; Asahi Shimbun[1]; Yukio Hatoyama[1]; Katsuya Okada[1];

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Katsuya Okada said: "Most of the documents were those released by the United States," "Because information disclosure is the foundation of democracy, they may think that democracy in Japan has matured"

Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada made clear Wednesday that the government will not alter its policy of barring nuclear weapons from Japanese waters and territory. The policy comes a day after Okada released a report on a three-month investigation into secret pacts on nuclear weapons between Japan and the United States....

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