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John Power

Japan PM Kishida wants to abolish nuclear arms but build military

Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, awaits US President Joe Biden prior to a bilateral meeting ahead of the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima [Kiyoshi Ota via Reuters]

Hiroshima, Japan – To promote his vision of a world without nuclear weapons, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took G7 leaders to the spot in Hiroshima where an atomic bomb was used against a civilian population for the first time.

Kishida may also end up being the leader most singularly responsible for cementing Japan’s turn away from decades of pacifism, as Tokyo embarks on a major military buildup with the backing of the United States’ nuclear umbrella.

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