The Diet on Wednesday endorsed the signing of an international treaty to ban the use and stockpiling of cluster bombs, paving the way for Tokyo to ratify the treaty.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions will enter into force six months after it has been ratified by the 30th state. So far, eight countries, including Ireland and Norway, have ratified the treaty, according to the Foreign Ministry.
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