Land minister annoyed by Aso's remark on nuke possession

Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba on Friday said he was bothered by Foreign Minister Taro Aso's remark that discussion on possible nuclear arms possession by Japan should not be excluded.

"Nuclear weapons, or satanic weapons, should not be used again," Fuyushiba said at a press conference after a Cabinet meeting. "I have faith in the three antinuclear principles of not possessing nuclear arms, not making them and not allowing their entry into Japan."