Japan minister's nuclear comments spark new row over security bills


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Aug 2015

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks at a news conference as part of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (2+2) meeting in New York April 27, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defence minister triggered a new row over controversial security legislation on Wednesday when he said the bills under consideration by parliament would not rule out the military transporting the nuclear weapons of foreign forces.

Defence Minister Gen Nakatani, however, was quick to add that such a development was in reality impossible because of Japan's long-standing policy of not possessing or producing nuclear arms and not letting others bring them into the country.

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