TOKYO: The Japanese government has decided to sign for the first time a joint statement to be issued at the United Nations (UN) calling on countries not to use nuclear weapons under any circumstances, Japanese government sources said on Thursday.

Similar UN statements have been drafted three times before but Japan refused to endorse them on the grounds that they would contradict its policy of relying on the United States (US) nuclear umbrella, they said.

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