Japan 'Should Develop Nuclear Weapons To Defend Itself' -- The Telegraph

Japan 'Should Develop Nuclear Weapons To Defend Itself' -- The Telegraph

Japan should develop nuclear weapons to defend itself against China and North Korea, according to the outspoken governor of Tokyo.

Shintaro Ishihara, 78, a former actor and author who has been governor of Tokyo since 1999 and has frequently provoked anger among Japan's neighbours, made his latest demand after a diplomatic row sparked by the arrest of a Chinese fishing vessel captain operating in Japanese waters.

"If Japan had had nuclear (weapons), there would not have been any (Chinese encroachment) on the Senkakus," he said. "And North Korea would not have abducted our citizens."

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