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Oe calls for legislation of Japan's anti-nuke principles

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Nobel laureate novelist Kenzabro Oe delivers a speech in Hiroshima on Oct. 2, 2010. Oe called for legislation of Japan's three nonnuclear principles.

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Koizimi upholds three nonnuclear principles

NAGASAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 after attending ceremonies commemorating the 58th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. The premier said, ''There is no change in Japan's policy to uphold the three nonnuclear principles'' of not possessing, not producing and not allowing nuclear arms on its soil. (Pool photo)

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Eisaku Sato

Born on March 27, 1901 and died on June 3, 1975. Sato, who was a bureaucrat-turned politician, served as prime minister from Nov. 9, 1964 to July 6, 1972, setting the record for the longest continuous tenure in Japan. Sato won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974 due partly to his three nonnuclear principles -- not manufacturing, not possessing and not introducing nuclear weapons. His diplomatic achievements include the 1965 normalization of relations with South Korea and the 1972 reversion of Okinawa from the U.S. to Japan. (Photo was taken on Oct. 9, 1974)

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Kochi gov. proposes nuke-free ordinance to assembly

Kochi Gov. Daijiro Hashimoto talks to reporters on Feb. 23 before proposing an ordinance to the prefectural assembly that would require foreign warships entering the prefecture's ports to carry documents proving they do not carry nuclear weapons. Hashimoto said, ''I want the Foreign Ministry to show local governments that Japan is adhering to its three nonnuclear principles.'' He is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.

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Oe calls for legislation of Japan's anti-nuke principles

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Nobel laureate novelist Kenzabro Oe delivers a speech in Hiroshima on Oct. 2, 2010. Oe called for legislation of Japan's three nonnuclear principles. (Kyodo)

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Koizimi upholds three nonnuclear principles

NAGASAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 after attending ceremonies commemorating the 58th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. The premier said, ''There is no change in Japan's policy to uphold the three nonnuclear principles'' of not possessing, not producing and not allowing nuclear arms on its soil. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Kochi gov. proposes nuke-free ordinance to assembly

Kochi Gov. Daijiro Hashimoto talks to reporters on Feb. 23 before proposing an ordinance to the prefectural assembly that would require foreign warships entering the prefecture's ports to carry documents proving they do not carry nuclear weapons. Hashimoto said, ''I want the Foreign Ministry to show local governments that Japan is adhering to its three nonnuclear principles.'' He is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. ==Kyodo