A research report titled "Nuclear Ambitions of Japan's Right-Wing Forces: A Serious Threat to World Peace" was released on Thursday morning in Beijing.
The report was jointly presented by the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) and China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy (CINIS).
The four-chapter report reviews the historical background of Japan's attempts to revise its non-nuclear principles of not possessing, not producing and not permitting nuclear weapons on its territory.
Experts pointed to recent negative developments, noting remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggesting the possibility of abandoning the principles, as well as statements by other senior Japanese officials advocating the idea of possessing nuclear weapons.
"These dangerous attempts, closely aligned with inflated ambitions to break free from the international order, revive militarism and speed up re-militarization, are by no means isolated incidents or personal views. Rather, they are the result of long-standing, carefully orchestrated efforts by Japan's right-wing forces, which send an extremely dangerous signal," said Dai Huaicheng, secretary-general of the CACDA.
Experts say the report also analyzed publicly available data, highlighting the long-standing fact that Japan has been producing and stockpiling sensitive nuclear materials well beyond the requirements for civilian nuclear energy.
They urged Japan to uphold its non-nuclear principles and honor its non-proliferation commitments.
"The report highlighted that the nuclear ambitions of Japan's right-wing forces challenge the post-war international order, undermine the authority of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and escalate regional nuclear risks," Luo Qingping, chairman of the CINIS.
Experts also called for a responsible approach to security issues and for the international community to safeguard peace and stability.
Research report on Japan's nuclear ambitions released in Beijing
The International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), the world's first intergovernmental legal organization dedicated to resolving international disputes through mediation, fills an institutional gap in international mediation, the body's Secretary-General Teresa Cheng said.
In a recent interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN) in Beijing, Cheng talked about the significance of IMOed's inauguration in October 2025.
"If we look at the United Nations Charter again, Article 33, we've provided for these forms of dispute resolution. Yet for 80 years, somehow there is not a body that is dedicated exclusively to mediation. And I think that triggered these 19 countries when they made their joint statement to say, let's establish such a body, so it is filling the institutional gap. The second thing is that it also complements the existing dispute resolution mechanisms. Litigation arbitration is at the moment still a prevailing form of dispute resolution, but the states see the need, also called upon by the UN Charter, to establish something exclusively for mediation to complement the existing systems," said Cheng. "There are a number of states, in particular those from the Global South, are very interested in having a say in the development of this new body. Therefore, through this organization, there are, as I said, 38 signatory states now. I think the world is in a very interesting stage at the moment. There are a lot of differences, sometimes views get entrenched. By having a body that brings into effect inclusivity multilateralism, and of course, accommodating and understanding each other through dialogue, is a very important feature." she said.
Housing the organization in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR) also showed China's willingness to contribute to international mediation, said Cheng.
"The fact that we are housed and placed in the Hong Kong SAR, part of China, is because China is willing to contribute to this development, and Hong Kong very generously allows us to put our headquarters in one of the heritage buildings in Hong Kong," she added.
IOMed fills institutional gap in international mediation: secretary-general
