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U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres says there is an "urgent need" for a total ban on nuclear weapons amid heightened tensions stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Japan able to play an important role in achieving that goal.
The Japanese government has decided not to join the first meeting of parties to a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons to be held in Vienna next week, officials say, despite high expectations for its attendance as the only nation that has suffered atomic bombings.
The U.N. General Assembly adopts a Japan-sponsored resolution calling for the total elimination of nuclear arms for the 28th consecutive year.