According to a report in the electronic edition of Japan's “Weekly Bunshun” on December 24, a senior official at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office was previously revealed to have been criticized by many parties. Sources revealed to “Weekly Bunshun” that the remark was made by a close friend of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, an aide to the Prime Minister, Sadamasa Onoe, who is responsible for nuclear disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation matters. According to reports, on December 18, a senior official at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office declared “Japan should have nuclear weapons” in an interview with the media, but since this interview was private, the official's identity has not been revealed before. According to sources, Sadamasa Onoue and Sanae Takaichi are also from Nara, and the two have a close relationship. He also said, “People who think they should have nuclear weapons are responsible for nuclear disarmament matters; they are completely incompetent. He should have been replaced when he made this kind of statement, but since he is too close to Takaichi, he hasn't been 'cut off' yet.”

According to a report in the electronic edition of Japan's “Weekly Bunshun” on December 24, a senior official at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office was previously revealed to have been criticized by many parties. Sources revealed to “Weekly Bunshun” that the remark was made by a close friend of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, an aide to the Prime Minister, Sadamasa Onoe, who is responsible for nuclear disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation matters. According to reports, on December 18, a senior official at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office declared “Japan should have nuclear weapons” in an interview with the media, but since this interview was private, the official's identity has not been revealed before. According to sources, Sadamasa Onoue and Sanae Takaichi are also from Nara, and the two have a close relationship. He also said, “People who think they should have nuclear weapons are responsible for nuclear disarmament matters; they are completely incompetent. He should have been replaced when he made this kind of statement, but since he is too close to Takaichi, he hasn't been 'cut off' yet.”