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2026-04-06 10:39:43
[Japanese Opposition Parties and Citizens Rally Against Takashi City Government's Easing of Restrictions on Arms Exports] Several high-ranking members of Japan's opposition parties and a large number of citizens held a rally in front of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on the evening of the 5th to protest the Takashi Sanae government's easing of restrictions on Japanese arms exports and its dangerous policies, including large-scale military expansion, expressing their concerns about Japan's future path. According to the protest organizers, more than 6,000 people participated in the protest that evening. Protesters held signs reading "Force Cannot Bring Peace" and "Takashi Resign," chanting "Oppose War" and "Protect Peace," protesting the Japanese government's shift in security policy. Opposition party members at the scene pointed out in their speeches that Japan's arms exports to foreign countries could fuel international conflict and violate the pacifist principles established by the Constitution; on this basis, the government's current push for military expansion, the anti-espionage law, and the establishment of a national intelligence agency, among other dangerous policies, is gradually leading Japan onto the path of war preparation. (Xinhua)
