# Hiroshima
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Japan’s Nuclear Paradox: Grassroots Pacifism Confronts a Rising Hawkish Ambition
Journalist Abe Katsushi's 40-year career highlights the tension between Japan's grassroots anti-nuclear movement and a modern political shift toward nuclear armament. Through the stories of Hiroshima and Bikini Atoll survivors, the narrative warns of a fading national memory as Japan reconsider its 'Three Non-Nuclear Principles' in a shifting global security environment.
Hibakusha Families Protest Plans to Weaken Japan’s Non‑Nuclear Stance as Councils Urge Upholding the Three Principles
Relatives of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic‑bomb survivors protested in Hiroshima against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s reported consideration of revising Japan’s “three non‑nuclear principles,” calling on Tokyo to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Municipal assemblies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki have formally urged the central government to respect survivors’ feelings and retain the prohibition on possessing, producing or introducing nuclear arms.
Hibakusha Groups and City Councils Push Back as Tokyo Considers Weakening Japan’s Non‑Nuclear Pledge
Family members of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic‑bomb survivors and both cities’ councils have protested proposals by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government to revise the "no‑import" element of Japan’s Three Non‑Nuclear Principles. The protests underline the moral authority of hibakusha and foreshadow a contentious domestic and diplomatic debate over Japan’s nuclear posture and its role under the US security umbrella.