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Japan, the only country attacked by atomic weapons, has
regularly spoken out against nuclear armaments. Kishida, who
represents Hiroshima in parliament, visited the city's peace
memorial and museum on Saturday with envoy Rahm Emanuel.
"When the possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia is
increasingly real, I believe Ambassador Emanuel's visit to
Hiroshima and his experience of seeing the nuclear reality will
become a strong message to the international society," Kishida
told public broadcaster NHK.
"I believe our visit was meaningful."
He said Russia's war in Ukraine shows the difficulties of
creating a world without nuclear weapons.
Putin has not directly threatened a nuclear attack. But he
warned, in launching his Feb. 24 invasion, that anyone hindering
Russia would face "such consequences that you have never
encountered in your history" - a statement some leaders took as
a threat to use nuclear weapons.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Russia
would use nuclear weapons only to counter "an existential threat
for our country".
Leaders of the Group of Seven industrial powers on Thursday
warned Russia not to use biological, chemical or nuclear weapons
in its war with Ukraine.
(Reporting by Junko Fujita; Editing by William Mallard)
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