Japan-Nuclear Ambitions/Concerns/Lawmaker
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 16, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. National Diet building
2. Guards in front of National Diet building
Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Takara Sachika, member, House of Councilors (ending with shots 4-5):
"I think this is completely unacceptable. Japan is a country that has suffered atomic bombings and is one of the nations most aware of the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Yet such a country is openly discussing the issue of possessing nuclear weapons and even attempting to revise the principle of not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons, one of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. This is an extremely serious problem."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. National Diet building
6. Various of traffic
7. National Diet building
8. Vehicle moving
Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Takara Sachika, member, House of Councilors:
"From the perspective of Japan's Constitution, Japan should never have adopted a policy of ensuring security by strengthening military capabilities. Yet today, enormous effort is being poured into military expansion, and that in itself is a serious problem."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Pedestrians
11. Sign reading "Liberal Democratic Party"
12. Traffic
Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Takara Sachika, member, House of Councilors:
"I think there is a very big problem with making such remarks that provoke other countries. It is necessary to thoroughly examine the facts as soon as possible and withdraw the relevant statements."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 16, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of traffic, buildings at night
A Japanese lawmaker has raised concerns over Japan's push to expand its military and its nuclear policy.
Responding to some politicians' dangerous tendency towards possessing nuclear weapons, Takara Sachika, a member of Japan's House of Councilors, said that Japan's push to strengthen its military, combined with what she called a misguided nuclear policy, not only heightens regional tensions but also directly threatens regional security.
"I think this is completely unacceptable. Japan is a country that has suffered atomic bombings and is one of the nations most aware of the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Yet such a country is openly discussing the issue of possessing nuclear weapons and even attempting to revise the principle of not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons, one of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. This is an extremely serious problem," Takara said.
Takara said the Japanese government's tendency to expand its military capabilities is completely contrary to the Constitution.
"From the perspective of Japan's Constitution, Japan should never have adopted a policy of ensuring security by strengthening military capabilities. Yet today, enormous effort is being poured into military expansion, and that in itself is a serious problem," said the lawmaker.
At a Diet meeting in early November 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that what she described as the Chinese central authorities' "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, and suggested the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, drawing strong criticism worldwide.
Takara urged Takaichi to retract her erroneous remarks as soon as possible.
"I think there is a very big problem with making such remarks that provoke other countries. It is necessary to thoroughly examine the facts as soon as possible and withdraw the relevant remarks," she said.
Japan-Nuclear Ambitions/Concerns/Lawmaker
Dateline : Recent/File
Location : Japan
Duration : 1'36
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 16, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. National Diet building
2. Guards in front of National Diet building
Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Takara Sachika, member, House of Councilors (ending with shots 4-5):
"I think this is completely unacceptable. Japan is a country that has suffered atomic bombings and is one of the nations most aware of the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Yet such a country is openly discussing the issue of possessing nuclear weapons and even attempting to revise the principle of not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons, one of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. This is an extremely serious problem."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. National Diet building
6. Various of traffic
7. National Diet building
8. Vehicle moving
Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Takara Sachika, member, House of Councilors:
"From the perspective of Japan's Constitution, Japan should never have adopted a policy of ensuring security by strengthening military capabilities. Yet today, enormous effort is being poured into military expansion, and that in itself is a serious problem."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Pedestrians
11. Sign reading "Liberal Democratic Party"
12. Traffic
Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Takara Sachika, member, House of Councilors:
"I think there is a very big problem with making such remarks that provoke other countries. It is necessary to thoroughly examine the facts as soon as possible and withdraw the relevant statements."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 16, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of traffic, buildings at night
A Japanese lawmaker has raised concerns over Japan's push to expand its military and its nuclear policy.
Responding to some politicians' dangerous tendency towards possessing nuclear weapons, Takara Sachika, a member of Japan's House of Councilors, said that Japan's push to strengthen its military, combined with what she called a misguided nuclear policy, not only heightens regional tensions but also directly threatens regional security.
"I think this is completely unacceptable. Japan is a country that has suffered atomic bombings and is one of the nations most aware of the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Yet such a country is openly discussing the issue of possessing nuclear weapons and even attempting to revise the principle of not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons, one of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. This is an extremely serious problem," Takara said.
Takara said the Japanese government's tendency to expand its military capabilities is completely contrary to the Constitution.
"From the perspective of Japan's Constitution, Japan should never have adopted a policy of ensuring security by strengthening military capabilities. Yet today, enormous effort is being poured into military expansion, and that in itself is a serious problem," said the lawmaker.
At a Diet meeting in early November 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that what she described as the Chinese central authorities' "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, and suggested the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, drawing strong criticism worldwide.
Takara urged Takaichi to retract her erroneous remarks as soon as possible.
"I think there is a very big problem with making such remarks that provoke other countries. It is necessary to thoroughly examine the facts as soon as possible and withdraw the relevant remarks," she said.
ID : 8462024
Published : 2026-01-17 04:47
Last Modified : 2026-01-17 16:15:35
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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