According to a report by Nishinippon Television, former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiwari Shigeru was a guest on Fuji TV News on December 20, clearly stating that “Japan should possess nuclear weapons” made it clear that possessing nuclear weapons “will never have a positive impact on Japan.” According to reports, Shigeru Ishiwari said on the program that the statement about possessing nuclear weapons was a personal opinion expressed in an informal setting by a relevant person at the Prime Minister's residence. However, regarding Japan's possession of nuclear weapons, he said that once Japan possesses nuclear weapons, it will have to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Furthermore, it will also make it difficult to maintain a nuclear energy policy that supports Japan's energy supply. Shigeru Ishiwari admitted that from a comprehensive perspective, Japan's possession of nuclear weapons “will never have a positive impact on Japan.”

According to a report by Nishinippon Television, former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiwari Shigeru was a guest on Fuji TV News on December 20, clearly stating that “Japan should possess nuclear weapons” made it clear that possessing nuclear weapons “will never have a positive impact on Japan.” According to reports, Shigeru Ishiwari said on the program that the statement about possessing nuclear weapons was a personal opinion expressed in an informal setting by a relevant person at the Prime Minister's residence. However, regarding Japan's possession of nuclear weapons, he said that once Japan possesses nuclear weapons, it will have to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Furthermore, it will also make it difficult to maintain a nuclear energy policy that supports Japan's energy supply. Shigeru Ishiwari admitted that from a comprehensive perspective, Japan's possession of nuclear weapons “will never have a positive impact on Japan.”