Pakistan, Aug. 6 -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided explicitly reaffirming Japan's three non nuclear principles on Thursday. The remarks came during Hiroshima's 81st atomic bombing anniversary. She attended the annual memorial ceremony in Hiroshima. Later, she addressed reporters after the event. However, she stopped short of repeating Japan's long-standing nonnuclear principles.

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Instead, Takaichi said the government still supports its existing policy. She also promised realistic and practical efforts toward a world without nuclear weapons. However, she did not clearly commit to the principles. These principles reject producing, possessing, or allowing nucl...