Recent remarks by Japanese officials suggesting that “Japan should possess nuclear weapons” have continued to draw criticism from the international community. Observers from multiple countries note that such pro-nuclear statements are, instead of accidental expressions of personal opinion, the inevitable outcome of Japan’s domestic political shift to the right, amounting more to a deliberate attempt to “test the waters” of public opinion.

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