Japan and the world should not fear a real nuclear debate

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How it spread - 11 original reports

1. Fri, 7 August 2026

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   • Japan Times04:30first to report
     Japan and the world should not fear a real nuclear debate

     Thinking about nuclear weapons is changing, a reflection, among other things, of the changing circumstances of regional security architectures.

2. Sun, 9 August 2026

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   • hindustantimes.com02:48
     Japan nuclear debate unnerves proponents of pacifism

     Japan nuclear debate unnerves proponents of pacifism

   • manilatimes.net16:05
     Japan leaders push for nuke debate

     TOKYO — Japan’s leaders are pushing for a renewed debate on nuclear weapons in a challenge to the nation’s long-time pacifist stance.

3. Mon, 17 August 2026

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   • Japan Times08:55
     Japan’s nuclear doublethink is getting harder to defend

     Japan's defense posture has relied on doublethink, being opposed to atomic weapons while sitting under the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

4. Thu, 20 August 2026

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   • Libération (France)17:26
     Asie du Nord-Est : face à la Chine et la Corée du Nord, un air de surenchère nucléaire à Tokyo et Séoul

     Si la création d’un arsenal national n’est pas à l’ordre du jour, le Japon et la Corée débattent de plus en plus d’un partenariat renforcé avec les Etats-Unis, notamment pour le stockage d’armes américaines face aux menaces croissantes de leurs voisins.

5. Wed, 26 August 2026

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   • Japan Times09:46
     Japan port call by a nuclear-armed ship would help deter China: ex-official

     Tokyo should revise the principle of not permitting the entry of nuclear weapons into Japan, ex-Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobukatsu Kanehara has said.

6. Mon, 31 August 2026

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   • Japan Times09:30
     Japan’s next security challenge: Who builds Asia’s nuclear reactors

     Every reactor Beijing or Moscow builds creates a relationship that can last for generations, binding countries through fuel supplies, financing, maintenance and political ties.

   • Japan Times20:20
     Why Japan should care about India’s nuclear opening

     Japan must decide whether to enter India's newly opened nuclear market and, if it does, whether to insist on stronger safety standards shaped by its own nuclear history.

7. Thu, 3 September 2026

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   • Japan Times08:03
     Japan proceeds toward full lifting of ban on imports of fresh potatoes from U.S.

     The agriculture ministry plans to hold a briefing this month on potato pests and diseases identified as possibly posing a threat to domestic agriculture.

8. Fri, 4 September 2026

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   • peakoil.com00:15
     THE Nuclear Power Thread pt 10 (merged) : Energy Technology - Page 10 - Peak Oil News and Message Boards

     What do yall mean no nukes being built, China builds nukes, Russia builds nukes, all over the world. Its a great baseload solution.

9. Mon, 7 September 2026

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   • South China Morning Post14:00
     PLA Rocket Force highlights ‘major danger signal’ from Japan in nuclear terror study

     Chinese cities must brace for a potential nuclear attack, a new study has warned, singling out Japan for “sending a major danger signal” to the world. The report, from a People’s Liberation Army medical team, said the likelihood of a large-scale global nuclear war was relatively low. “However, the possibility cannot be ruled out that small or medium-sized nuclear-armed or potentially nuclear-armed states, driven by geopolitical or religious conflicts, could carry out a single nuclear-weapon...