A JCP candidate was elected in a by-election to fill a vacancy in the Nagano Prefectural Assembly. The JCP increased its number of seats in the assembly to six from the pre-election strength of five, restoring the right of interpellation.
At a press conference on August 6 following the annual peace memorial ceremony hosted by Hiroshima City, PM Takaichi limited herself to stating that the government adheres to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles as a policy direction.
JCP Executive Committee Chair Tamura in a debate discussed the theme “Questioning Japan’s choices 81 years after the atomic bombings,” with A-bomb survivors (Hibakusha), representatives from ten political parties, and disarmament experts.
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