Japan PM vows to uphold non-nuclear principles on A-bomb anniv.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday renewed his pledge to uphold Japan's three principles of not possessing, producing or permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons, as the country marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima.Speaking at a press conference after attending a memorial ceremony earlier in the day in Hiroshima, western Japan, Ishiba dismissed the idea of Japan entering a NATO-like nuclear-sharing arrangement with the United States, which became Tokyo's closest ally in the postwar era."The government firmly maintains the three non-nuclear princi…READ FULL ARTICLE