Japan will not join a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons, the government's top spokesman said Monday, a stance that puts it in lockstep with the United States but could be seen as contradicting its anti-nuclear credo."We believe, given the increasingly difficult security environment surrounding Japan, it is appropriate to make steady and realistic progress toward nuclear disarmament while maintaining and strengthening our deterrence capabilities to deal with threats," Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said at a press conference."Japan shares the goal of this treaty, the abolition of n…READ FULL ARTICLE
