UN General Assembly
2025

Japan calls on the international community to embrace the spirit of dialogue and cooperation so that next year's NPT Review Conference will be a success, and so that the world will move one step closer to achieving a world without nuclear weapons. For Japan, which has been placed in an extremely severe security environment concerning nuclear weapons, extended deterrence provided by the United States, including nuclear deterrence, remains necessary to protect the lives and properties of our citizens. We cannot take a position that rejects deterrence theory. This is the reality of implementing a responsible security policy, yet the nuclear catastrophe our nation has experienced must never be repeated in this world. While it is a historical fact that Hiroshima was the first place to suffer from atomic bombings, this will never change. But whether Nagasaki will remain the last place to suffer from atomic bombings depends on the continuous efforts and wisdom of mankind.