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U.N. ministerial meeting on nuclear disarmament

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (front row, C) chairs a U.N. Security Council ministerial meeting on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 18, 2024.

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U.N. ministerial meeting

The U.N. Security Council convenes a ministerial meeting on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 18, 2024.

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Kazak artist Kuyukov in Hiroshima

Karipbek Kuyukov, an artist and nuclear nonproliferation activist from Kazakhstan, visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 28, 2023, on the occasion of the publication of a Japanese translation of his novel about the damage caused by a nuclear test in Kazakhstan by the Soviet Union. Kuyukov born without arms as a result of his parents exposure to radiation from nuclear weapons testing near his village, illustrated the cover of the book.

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Kazak artist Kuyukov in Hiroshima

Karipbek Kuyukov, an artist and nuclear nonproliferation activist from Kazakhstan, visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 28, 2023, on the occasion of the publication of a Japanese translation of his novel about the damage caused by a nuclear test in Kazakhstan by the Soviet Union. Kuyukov born without arms as a result of his parents exposure to radiation from nuclear weapons testing near his village, illustrated the cover of the book.

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Int'l confab on humanitarian impact of nuclear arms

VIENNA, Austria - Adam Scheinman, special representative of the U.S. president for nuclear nonproliferation, speaks at the third Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Dec. 9, 2014.

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Nuke powers may join disarmament meet: Austrian diplomat

TOKYO, Japan - Alexander Kmentt, director for nonproliferation and disarmament issues at the Austrian Foreign Ministry, says during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2014, that some of the five nuclear powers, including the United States, are interested in participation in an international conference on the inhumanity of nuclear weapons to be held in Vienna in December.

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U.S. had 4,804 nuclear warheads as of Sept. 2013

NEW YORK, the United States - Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. under secretary of state for arms control and international security, speaks at the Third Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2014. She said the U.S. had 4,804 nuclear warheads stockpiled of as of September, 2013.

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Nagasaki youth mission to observe anti-nuke meeting in NY

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Nagasaki Youth Delegation, comprising eight female university students, poses with Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (3rd from rear R) at Nagasaki University in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 5, 2014, ahead of its departure for New York on April 28 to join U.S. and European student groups in observing an international nuclear nonproliferation meeting.

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Nagasaki youth mission member speaks before leaving for NY

NAGASAKI, Japan - Sakura Arasaki speaks after being named a member of the Nagasaki Youth Delegation at Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 5, 2014. She is one of eight female university students on the mission scheduled to join U.S. and European student groups in observing an international nuclear nonproliferation meeting in New York.

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U.N. disarmament head

NEW YORK, United States - Angela Kane, the head of the United Nations' office for disarmament affairs, is interviewed by Kyodo News on April 16, 2014, at her office in New York. Kane said she would consider it a provocation if North Korea carries out a fourth nuclear test, especially ahead of a preparatory committee meeting for the 2015 Nuclear Nonproliferation treaty review conference that begins April 28.

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Peruvian envoy prays for A-bomb victims in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Visiting Peruvian Ambassador to Portugal Enrique Roman-Morey prays for atomic bombing victims at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 13, 2014. The envoy, chairman of a preparatory committee for next year's Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, was in Japan to attend a meeting of non-nuclear arms states held in Hiroshima.

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Peruvian envoy meets reporters at Nagasaki A-Bomb museum

NAGASAKI, Japan - Visiting Peruvian Ambassador to Portugal Enrique Roman-Morey speaks to reporters at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 13, 2014. The envoy, chairman of a preparatory committee for next year's Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, was in Japan to attend a meeting of non-nuclear arms states held in Hiroshima.

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World leaders urged to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of nations without nuclear weapons hold a joint news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, on April 12, 2014, after a two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the atomic-bombed city.

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World leaders urged to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA,Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of nations without nuclear weapons hold a joint news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, on April 12, 2014, after a two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the atomic-bombed city.

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World leaders urged to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of nations without nuclear weapons gather at a luncheon during a second day session of a two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014.

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Foreign ministers urge world leaders to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014, before the second-day session of the two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the city.

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Foreign ministers urge world leaders to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons offer flowers at the memorial cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014, before the second-day session of the two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the city.

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Foreign ministers urge world leaders to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan -縲Foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons offer flowers at the memorial cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014, before the second-day session of the two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the city.

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Nuclear nonproliferation ministers' meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C) holds a joint press conference at a hotel in New York on Sept. 24, 2013, after the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative's foreign ministerial meeting Kishida chaired.

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Pakistan spokesman

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudri speaks during a regular press conference in Islamabad on April 11, 2013. The spokesman commented on a report issued by the prefectural government of Hiroshima grading 19 nations on their efforts to reduce nuclear arms or promote nonproliferation. Pakistan and North Korea were given the lowest scores in the report.

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Hiroshima grades nuclear disarmament effort

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki releases the "Hiroshima Report" at the prefectural government office in Hiroshima on April 11, 2013. The prefectural government of Hiroshima issued the report grading 19 nations on their efforts to reduce nuclear arms or promote nonproliferation.

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Japan-U.S. nuclear security working group

MITO, Japan - Members of the Japan-U.S. nuclear security working group receive a prebriefing in the town of Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Feb. 6, 2012, ahead of their visit to the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's facilities in the prefecture, including the experimental fast-breeder reactor Joyo and the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security. The second nuclear security summit is scheduled to be held in March 2012 in Seoul.

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U.S. special adviser Einhorn in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jae Shin (R) and Robert Einhorn, special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control at the U.S. Department of State, hold talks in Seoul on Jan. 17, 2012. Einhorn, who also serves as the U.S. coordinator for the implementation of sanctions related to Iran, asked Seoul to reduce its purchase of crude oil from Iran to tighten sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program.

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U.S. special adviser Einhorn in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jae Shin (R) and Robert Einhorn, special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control at the U.S. Department of State, shake hands before holding talks in Seoul on Jan. 17, 2012. Einhorn, who also serves as the U.S. coordinator for the implementation of sanctions related to Iran, asked Seoul to reduce its purchase of crude oil from Iran to tighten sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program.

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Japan journalist in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Japanese journalist Yumi Kanazaki (L) speaks during a disarmament and nonproliferation conference in Tehran on June 12, 2011. The reporter for the Hiroshima-headquartered Chugoku Shimbun told of the nuclear crisis at home.

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U.S. envoy blasts N. Korea uranium enrichment program

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung Lac (R) and Robert Einhorn, U.S. State Department special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, talk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on March 2, 2011. Einhorn told reporters that North Korea's uranium enrichment program is a violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution and an agreement reached under the six-party talks after the meeting.

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Kan meets with U.N. chief Ban

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) answers questions from reporters about his meeting with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2010. Kan agreed with Ban to work hard toward nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, and exchanged views on peace and security around the Korean Peninsula.

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Kan meets with U.N. chief Ban

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on August 4, 2010, after their meeting. The two exchanged views on the international community's efforts toward nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, a day ahead of Ban's departure for Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

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U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn (R), special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, and Daniel Glaser, the Treasury Department's deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes, meet the press in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010. They are visiting South Korea to discuss additional sanctions on North Korea.

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U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn (front), special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, and Daniel Glaser (back), the Treasury Department's deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes, meet the press in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010. They are visiting South Korea to discuss additional sanctions on North Korea.

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U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn, special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, speaks during a news conference in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010. Einhorn is visiting South Korea to discuss additional sanctions on North Korea.

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U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn, special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, responds to questions from reporters after talks with South Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong Joon in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010, over additional sanctions on North Korea.

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U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn (R), special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, holds talks with South Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong Joon (L, front) in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010, over additional sanctions on North Korea.

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U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn (L), special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, shakes hands with South Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong Joon in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010, ahead of their talks over additional sanctions on North Korea.

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U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn (L), special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, holds talks with South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung Lac in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010, over additional sanctions on North Korea.

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U.S., S. Korea discuss additional sanctions on N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert Einhorn (L), special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. State Department, shakes hands with South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung Lac in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2010, ahead of their talks over additional sanctions on North Korea.

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Japan Diet chief speaks at nuke disarmament confab

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi speaks at an Inter-Parliamentary Union nuclear arms reduction conference at the U.N.'s European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 19, 2010. He said parliaments in member countries need to work together to deal with the issues of nuclear arms reduction and nonproliferation.

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Nuclear pact conference president confident of success

NEW YORK, United States - Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations Libran Cabactulan speaks at an interview with Kyodo News on April 21, 2010, at his office in New York. Cabactulan, who will preside over the upcoming nuclear nonproliferation treaty review conference, said he is feeling confident about the meeting's success.

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Japan PM Hatoyama, Romanian Pres. Basescu meet on climate

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from R) and visiting Romanian President Traian Basescu (3rd from L) hold talks during their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 10, 2010. The two agreed to reinforce Japan-Romanian relationship in such fields as fighting global climate change and nuclear nonproliferation.

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Peace activists mark 100-day countdown to NPT review conference

NEW YORK, United States - Peace activists of Japanese and U.S. groups read from a book showing a road map to peace at a peace event in New York on Jan. 22, 2010. The event was held 100 days ahead of a critical U.N. conference aimed at reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty later in 2010 and was held through a live video feed that connected to citizens in Hiroshima via the Internet.

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Peace activists mark 100-day countdown to NPT review conference

NEW YORK, United States - Peace activists of Japanese and U.S. groups practice reading from a book showing a road map to peace ahead of a peace event in New York on Jan. 22, 2010. The event was held 100 days ahead of a critical U.N. conference aimed at reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty later in 2010 and was held through a live video feed that connected to citizens in Hiroshima via the Internet.

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Panel calls for drastic cut in nuclear weapons by 2025

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yoriko Kawaguchi and Gareth Evans, former foreign ministers of Japan and Australia, respectively, who co-chair the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pose for photos at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2009, after the former foreign ministers presented the panel's report to the prime ministers.

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Panel calls for drastic cut in nuclear weapons by 2025

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R), co-chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, speaks about the panel's report at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2009, with fellow chair former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans.

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Nuclear panel meets in Hiroshima, seeks ways for nuke-free world

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans (R), who co-chairs the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, speaks at the start of a three-day meeting of the panel in Hiroshima on Oct. 18, 2009.

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Draft proposes cutting number of warheads to less than 1,000

TOKYO, Japan - Former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans (L) and former Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguwi, who co-chair the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, hold a joint news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2009. The commission, which was established at the initiative of Australia and Japan, will hold its final meeting in Hiroshima from Oct. 18 to 20.

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Hatoyama addresses U.N. General Assembly

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivers a speech during a U.N. General Assembly session at the General Assembly Hall in New York on Sept. 24, 2009. Hatoyama vowed to act to combat the economic crisis and global warming and to achieve nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation. (Pool photo)

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Hatoyama addresses U.N. General Assembly

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivers a speech during a U.N. General Assembly session at the General Assembly Hall in New York on Sept. 24, 2009. Hatoyama vowed to act to combat the economic crisis and global warming and to achieve nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation. (Pool photo)

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Evans doubts Japan dependence on U.S. nuke deterrence

TOKYO, Japan - Former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 27. Evans, co-chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, is in Tokyo following a regional meeting of the organization in Beijing last week.

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Aso blasts North's nuclear test as grave challenge to NPT regime

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters about North Korea's nuclear test at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 25. Aso said the test is a ''grave challenge'' to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty regime and a ''clear violation'' of a U.N. Security Council resolution banning the North from nuclear activity.

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki urge U.S. efforts for nuke disarmament

WASHINGTON, the United States - (From L to R) Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, Eliot Kang, acting assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation at the U.S. State Department, and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue pose for photographers in front of the State Department on May 8 after a meeting on nuclear nonproliferation.