Three Non-Nuclear Principles of Japan

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Japanese government doctrine national security policy nuclear weapons policy

The Three Non-Nuclear Principles of Japan are a foundational postwar policy doctrine committing Japan to neither possessing, producing, nor permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons, symbolizing its stance as a non-nuclear state.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese government doctrine → national security policy → nuclear weapons policy →
announcedBy	Eisaku Satō →
announcedIn	House of Representatives of Japan →
announcedOn	1967-12-11 →
appliesTo	Japanese government policy → Japanese territory →
approvedBy	National Diet → surface form: National Diet of Japan
approvedOn	1971-11-24 →
associatedWith	Japanese pacifism → Liberal Democratic Party → surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
codifiedAs	The Diet → surface form: Diet resolution of 1971
component	not permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons into Japan → not possessing nuclear weapons → not producing nuclear weapons →
country	Japan →
criticizedFor	reliance on U.S. nuclear umbrella →
debatedIn	Japanese domestic politics →
distinctFrom	Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan →
follows	Japan’s accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty →
formulatedBy	Eisaku Satō →
hasEffectOn	Japan’s arms control diplomacy → Japan’s defense policy → Japan’s foreign policy →
hasStatus	core element of Japan’s postwar security policy → political commitment rather than constitutional provision →
influencedBy	Japanese anti-nuclear public opinion → atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki →
inForceSince	late 1960s →
language	Japanese →
legalNature	non-binding political norm →
policyType	unilateral nuclear restraint →
purpose	express Japan’s renunciation of nuclear armament → maintain Japan as a non-nuclear-weapon state →
region	East Asia →
relatedConcept	non-nuclear-weapon state → nuclear umbrella →
relatedTo	United States–Japan security alliance → surface form: Japan–United States security arrangements Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty → surface form: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
scope	territory under Japanese administration →
supportedBy	Japanese peace movements → many Japanese political parties →
symbolizes	Japan’s identity as a peace-oriented state → Japan’s stance as a non-nuclear state →
timePeriod	post–World War II era →

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