Overview
- On Sunday at the 81st Nagasaki memorial, Mayor Shiro Suzuki called nuclear weapons an "absolute evil" and warned that reliance on deterrence increases the risk of nuclear war.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attended the ceremony and said Japan "is upholding" the three non‑nuclear principles but declined to commit to how the policy might be worded in future revisions.
- Nihon Hidankyo used a 70th‑anniversary event in Nagasaki to renew its abolition pledge while survivors pressed the government to formally recognize and expand support for unrecognized hibakusha.
- The national debate over the third non‑nuclear principle has escalated as Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called for a taboo‑free discussion and the government prepares major defense‑policy updates by year‑end.
- Global developments — the failed NPT review in May, UN warnings about growing nuclear risks, and major powers' arsenal modernization — sharpen the stakes of the upcoming November TPNW review for Japan's diplomatic stance.