Local assemblies across Japan have sharply increased the number of opinion letters sent to the Diet demanding that the three non-nuclear principles be maintained, following the launch of the Takaichi cabinet and amid debate on revising the three security documents.
The three non-nuclear principles are Japan's policy of not possessing, not producing and not permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons into the country. The government is working toward revising the three security-related documents.
The principle covering introduction — "not permitting the introduction" of nuclear weapons — has emerged as a point of contention in the revision debate. Local assemblies are pressing the Diet to hold the line.
The letters are non-binding, but they give a formal channel for local opposition to reach the national debate. The surge places the assemblies among the most visible brakes on a review that Tokyo is treating as settled.