Tokyo, June 17 : Lawmakers in Japan, the only country attacked with nuclear bombs, have asked the government to step up its global campaign to eliminate atomic weapons.
Japan's House of Councillors unanimously adopted a resolution today recommending the government to strengthen its efforts toward eliminating nuclear arms in the world.
This follows the previous day's endorsement of a similar resolution on the part of the House of Representatives.
Parliamentary endorsement of these resolutions was prompted by US President Barack Obama's call in April for a nuclear-free world and then by North Korea's nuclear test on May 25.
The upper house resolution says Japan, as the only country attacked with atomic bombs, has spearheaded an anti-nuclear movement and "has the responsibility to further step up the campaign." On North Korea's second nuclear test on May 25, it says the UN Security Council presented "steadfast refusal" by adopting Resolution 1874 to impose a broad range of additional sanctions.
Against this backdrop, Japan should "put forth efforts on nuclear arms reduction and nonproliferation, and work proactively toward establishing an effective inspection system," the resolution says. Z
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