Defense Minister Koizumi says Japan needs debate on nuclear weapons

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said that Japan needs a debate on nuclear weapons, as some European countries are seeking ...
The Japan Times

Japan ‘cannot avoid’ nuclear weapons debate, defense chief Koizumi says

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s remarks come as the government weighs revising the country’s decades-old pledge not to ...

Japan's defense minister signals nuclear policy debate should be 'free of taboos'

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro said Japan should not treat nuclear weapons policy as a taboo and must be open to ...
China Daily Global Edition

Japan nuclear arms remark sparks outcry

Opposition mounted across Japan after a government official involved in formulating security policy under Prime Minister ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Japan's defense minister Koizumi suggests reconsidering non-nuclear principles

Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s Minister of Defense, stated, “For Japan, this is a difficult topic to discuss, but one that cannot ...

China slams Japan defense chief over defiance of nuclear ‘taboo’

China criticized Japan’s defense minister for calling for more rigorous debate over Tokyo’s nuclear-weapons policy, a stance that Beijing sees as threatening regional peace and stability. Chinese ...