Why is Japan rethinking its anti-war stance?
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Source: BBC News
Published: 2026-05-07 08:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Asia, Human Rights, Military & Defence, Elections, World News, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is pushing to revise the country's pacifist constitution. The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori explains why the country is shifting away from it's anti-war stance, and why there are increasing protests in response.
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