Japan-Atomic Bomb Survivors/Protest
Japan-Atomic Bomb Survivors/Protest
Dateline : Oct 8, 2026/File
Location : Japan
Duration : 1'32
Tokyo, Japan - Oct 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Protesters
2. Various of protester holding signs reading "No nuclear Weapons"
3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Mizuho Fukushima, member, Japan's House of Councillors:
"If Japan reviews the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, and allows nuclear weapons to be brought into its territory, doesn't that mean it could become a perpetrator of nuclear weapons use? I think Japan must not become either a perpetrator or a victim."
4. Protester holding signs
5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) protester (name not given):
"The principles of not producing, not possessing or not allowing nuclear weapons on Japan's territory are the minimum requirements. Yet now there are attempts to break the principles. It's simply unacceptable."
6. Sign reading "No nuclear weapons"
7. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) protester (name not given) (starting with shot 6):
"I am completely opposed to revising Three Non-Nuclear Principles. As others have said, it represents a global trend. The Japanese government must earnestly abide by those principles."
8. Sign reading "Keep 3 Non Nuclear Principles"
9. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) protester (name not given):
"I think the Japanese government should first reflect on that war of aggression and offer a sincere apology. It should also apologize to the Japanese people for dragging the country into the war. We must uphold Article 9 of the Constitution and remain resolute in our determination to build a nation that will never again wage war. We must never forget this."
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of National Diet building, traffic
Japan's atomic bomb survivors and Tokyo residents gathered in front of the Second Members' Office Building of the House of Representatives on Thursday to protest against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's attempt to revise the country's long-held Three Non-Nuclear Principles.
The Takaichi government has recently accelerated its military buildup, continuing to increase defense spending, easing restrictions on exports of lethal weapons, pushing ahead with the deployment of intermediate- and long-range missiles, expanding offensive military capabilities, and seeking to revise Japan's pacifist Constitution.
At the same time, Takaichi herself has repeatedly avoided clarifying whether Japan will continue to uphold the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. These developments have continued to fuel concern among Japanese peace groups and citizens.
"If Japan reviews the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, and allows nuclear weapons to be brought into its territory, doesn't that mean it could become a perpetrator of nuclear weapons use? I think Japan must not become either a perpetrator or a victim," said Mizuho Fukushima, a member of Japan's House of Councillors.
Other protesters expressed opposition to the government's move to review the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, saying Japan must confront its history of aggression and draw the lessons.
"The principles of not producing, not possessing or not allowing nuclear weapons on Japan's territory are the minimum requirements. Yet now there are attempts to break the principles. It's simply unacceptable," said a protester.
"I am completely opposed to revising Three Non-Nuclear Principles. As others have said, it represents a global trend. The Japanese government must earnestly abide by those principles," said another protester.
"I think the Japanese government should first reflect on that war of aggression and offer a sincere apology. It should also apologize to the Japanese people for dragging the country into the war. We must uphold Article 9 of the Constitution and remain resolute in our determination to build a nation that will never again wage war. We must never forget this," said another protester.
The Three Non-Nuclear Principles were first declared in the Diet, Japan's parliament, by then Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in 1967 and viewed as a national credo. The National Security Strategy, one of the three security documents approved by the Cabinet in 2022, states, "The basic policy of adhering to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles will remain unchanged in the future."
ID : 8502850
Published : 2026-10-09 12:16
Last Modified : 2026-10-09 16:16:38
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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