Overview
- On Dec. 12, four Nagasaki survivor and bereaved‑family organizations held a joint news conference in Nagasaki City and released an appeal calling for statutory codification of the Three Non‑Nuclear Principles.
- The appeal opposes a reported review of the policy and criticizes the stance that the “not to allow bringing in” clause is unrealistic, warning that permitting entry could make Japan complicit in nuclear use.
- Representatives included Tanaka Shigemitsu (Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims Council), Asanaga Mansao (Prefectural Hibakusha Handbook Friends Association), Kawazoe Tadako (Prefectural Peace Movement Center Hibakusha Liaison Council), and Honda Tamashi (Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Bereaved‑families Association).
- The groups reject the government’s prior claim that legislation is unnecessary because the principles are a national policy, insisting that legal codification is required to protect them from reversal.
- They plan to adopt the appeal publicly on Dec. 14 at Nagasaki’s Peace Statue and submit it through the prime minister’s official website.