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A world without nuclear weapons is needed, Japanese cardinal says

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, center, and Empress Masako bow in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing as they visit the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan ...
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Japan needs to possess nuclear weapons, prime minister's office source says

TOKYO - A source within Japan's prime minister's office said Thursday that the country needs nuclear weapons, remarks that deviate from the country's long-standing non-nuclear principles and could ...
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Japanese cardinal opposed U.S. plan to renew testing of nuclear weapons

U.S. President Donald Trump with the Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025. (Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP.) Listen Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi says he is “deeply ...