Japan submits anti-nuclear resolution with no reference to ban pact

Japan submitted an anti-nuclear resolution to a panel of the United Nations on Thursday, with the text making no direct references to a U.N.-adopted nuclear ban treaty likely to go into effect early next year.Opting not to mention the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which is expected to cross the needed threshold of ratifications soon and take effect 90 days later, apparently reflects Japan's ties with the United States, its key security ally which opposes the pact and provides security assurances to Japan under its so-called nuclear umbrella.Japan's stance on the matter remai…READ FULL ARTICLE