The Japanese and U.S. governments have issued a joint statement on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), appealing for cooperation toward a world without nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was elected in Hiroshima, has said nuclear disarmament is his life's work. Eager to produce tangible results, the prime minister is facing an uphill battle.
"I am determined to do my utmost to work toward a world without nuclear weapons," Kishida said at a House of Councillors meeting on Friday.
