Japan debates position on nuclear weapons amid Hiroshima and Nagasaki commemorations

The Japanese government, preparing to revise its defense strategy, is questioning its long-held rejection of nuclear weapons. Rising tensions in East Asia have prompted the defense minister to call for an open discussion on the issue, 'without taboos.'

The Japanese government, preparing to revise its defense strategy, is questioning its long-held rejection of nuclear weapons. Rising tensions in East Asia have prompted the defense minister to call for an open discussion on the issue, 'without taboos.'

On the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima -- the first use of a nuclear weapon in war -- we should ask: Can a world without nuclear w

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first appearance at the ceremony as the nation's leader comes as the government prepares to revise key national security documents later this year.