Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated at the Nagasaki atomic bombing memorial service that Japan is currently maintaining its "three non-nuclear principles" but avoided making a clear statement about their future continuation. This departure from past prime ministers' statements, which explicitly expressed future intentions, has drawn criticism from opposition parties. Kishida had previously mentioned the possibility of exceptions to the "do not possess" part of the three non-nuclear principles, raising speculation about the potential for a review of those principles. The mayor of Nagasaki called for the absolute condemnation of nuclear weapons at the memorial service and urged the maintenance of the three non-nuclear principles and a shift towards security policies that do not rely on nuclear weapons. Representatives from the international community attended the memorial service and observed a moment of silence.
