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 trigger backlash at home and abroad.

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    2 days ago

    Japan opposed iranian nuclear program and supported the sanctions. Such hypocrisy