Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thejapantimes ("The Japan Times") wrote:
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has urged Japan to more openly debate nuclear weapons' role in the country's defense, a rare instance of a sitting Cabinet member broaching the highly contentious issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/19/japan/politics/koizumi-japan-nuclear-weapons-debate/?utm%5Fmedium=Social&utm%5Fsource=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #defenseministry #nuclearweapons #taiwan #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi