TOKYO (Sputnik) — On Sunday, US presidential hopeful Donald Trump said he would be open to Japan and South Korea building their own nuclear weapons, as North Korea continued missile tests.
"Three Non-Nuclear Principles are the basic and important policy of our government," Suga told at a press conference commenting on Trump's remarks.
In January, Pyongyang claimed it had successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test. Earlier in March, North Korea launched five short-range missiles that landed in the Sea of Japan, which became Pyongyang's third missile power test, including launches of medium-range ballistic missiles.Tokyo's three non-nuclear principles, namely non-possession, non-manufacturing and non-introduction of nuclear weapons into the country's territory, were adopted in the late 1960s to reflect general public sentiment and national policy.
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