Gov't lied about Japan-U.S. nuclear pact: ex-diplomat

Gov't lied about Japan-U.S. nuclear pact: ex-diplomat

TOKYO, Japan - This December 1977 file photo shows former Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Hisanari Yamada, who admitted in an interview in 1981 that the government had lied regarding its position on the transit of U.S. nuclear weapons after signing a secret bilateral pact on the matter in 1960.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001140721
  • Registered date
  • 2010/1/22 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2010 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 567 × 898 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 146.48(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Japan PM Takaichi meets Microsoft President Smith

    Japan PM Takaichi meets Microsoft President Smith

    Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from L) and Microsoft Corp. Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (2nd from L) pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 3, 2026.
      "2 plus 2" Japan-France ministerial meeting

      "2 plus 2" Japan-France ministerial meeting

      Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (4th from R) and Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (5th from R) attend a "two-plus-two" ministerial meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (4th from L) and French Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Minister Catherine Vautrin (5th from L) in Tokyo on April 1, 2026. (Pool photo)
        "2 plus 2" Japan-France ministerial meeting

        "2 plus 2" Japan-France ministerial meeting

        (from L) French Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Minister Catherine Vautrin, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi pose for a photo prior to their "two-plus-two" ministerial meeting in Tokyo on April 1, 2026. (Pool photo)
          Japan PM meets with Peter Thiel

          Japan PM meets with Peter Thiel

          Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, R) poses for a photo with U.S. tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel (C, L) at her office in Tokyo on March 5, 2026.
            Ex-Japan PM Ishiba

            Ex-Japan PM Ishiba

            Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025.
              Ex-Japan PM Ishiba

              Ex-Japan PM Ishiba

              Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025.
                Japan PM, Indonesian ministers meet in Tokyo

                Japan PM, Indonesian ministers meet in Tokyo

                (From L) Indonesian Minister of Defense Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono pose for a photo as they meet at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2025.
                  Japan PM, Indonesian ministers meet in Tokyo

                  Japan PM, Indonesian ministers meet in Tokyo

                  (From L) Indonesian Minister of Defense Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono pose for a photo as they meet at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2025.
                    Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

                    Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

                    (From R) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and their Indonesian counterparts, Sugiono and Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin chat after concluding a joint press conference following their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)
                      Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

                      Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

                      (From R) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin hold a joint press conference following their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)