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bananas

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:20 PM Mar 2016

Constitution does not specifically ban Japan's use of nuclear weapons: Cabinet official

Source: Jiji

Japan’s Constitution does not necessarily ban the use of nuclear weapons, Yusuke Yokobatake, director-general of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau, said Friday.

“We don’t think that the use of all kinds of nuclear weapons is prohibited under the Constitution,” the head of the constitutional watchdog told the House of Councilors’ Budget Committee in response to a question from Shinkun Haku of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan.

But “the use of weapons, not just nuclear arms, is restricted under domestic and international laws,” Yokobatake also said, adding that the use of nuclear weapons by Japan is unrealistic.

The remarks may cause repercussions at home and abroad, although they are in line with the government’s past statements, including a 1959 remark by former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.

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Read more: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/03/19/national/politics-diplomacy/constitution-not-specifically-ban-japans-use-nuclear-weapons-cabinet-official/

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Constitution does not specifically ban Japan's use of nuclear weapons: Cabinet official (Original Post) bananas Mar 2016 OP
You can bet your sweet ass this is a response to Kim Jong-fuckhead geomon666 Mar 2016 #1
Second Amendment Remedies. nt onehandle Mar 2016 #2
Sadly a first amendment remedy isn't always enough. NobodyHere Mar 2016 #3
Former PM Kishi is current PM Abe' s grandfather GeoWilliam750 Mar 2016 #4

geomon666

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1. You can bet your sweet ass this is a response to Kim Jong-fuckhead
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 02:06 PM
Mar 2016

China and South Korea won't like it though.

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