Hiroshima city officials taking out the list of atomic bomb victims, which is kept in the stone chamber of the cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims, and carefully turn over each page to check its condition at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on May 22, 2025. - AFP
TOKYO: Survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Tuesday called for new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to not backtrack on Japan's commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons, expressing concern over her past suggestion the country's long-standing three non-nuclear principles should be reviewed, Kyodo News Agency reported.
"While it is historic to have the first female prime minister, I am deeply concerned about her policy direction, which seems to rely more on force than dialogue," said Takeshi Yamakawa, an 89-year-old Nagasaki atomic bombing survivor who is active in sharing his testimony.
