Leader of Japan's junior ruling coalition New Komeito called on the government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to continue sticking to Japan's non- nuclear policies on Sunday, Kyodo News said.

Akihiro Ota, president of New Komeito told reporters in Naha, Okinawa that it is important to hold to "Three Non-Nuclear Principles", which states that Japan would not produce, possess or allow the entry into its territory of nuclear weapons.

Ota criticized Syoichi Nakagawa, chairman of Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and foreign minister Taro Aso for calling for discussion over whether Japan should possess nuclear weaponry. Ota said that the government and the ruling party should not make such comments.

Following the nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Oct. 9, Nakagawa and Aso have voiced opinions, saying that discussions should be made over whether Japan should possess nuclear weaponry. Those comments have drawn wide criticism and Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe has reiterated that Japan would stick to its non-nuclear policy.

"Three Non-Nuclear Principles" were approved by Japan's parliament in 1971.

Source: Xinhua