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Women Protestors Challenge PM Takaichi Over Peace Constitution Revision

4/28/2026

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Women activists confront Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over her plan to amend Japan’s pacifist constitution.
Tens of thousands protested outside National Diet in Tokyo in late April, up from a few thousand in late February.
Activists say the revision would abandon post-war restraints that define Japan’s peace-focused role in Asia.
We Want Our Future, led by business owner Reina Tashiro, co-organized the “Emergency Action to Protect the Peace Constitution” rallies.

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Women activists confront Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over her plan to amend Japan’s pacifist constitution.
Tens of thousands protested outside National Diet in Tokyo in late April, up from a few thousand in late February.
Activists say the revision would abandon post-war restraints that define Japan’s peace-focused role in Asia.
We Want Our Future, led by business owner Reina Tashiro, co-organized the “Emergency Action to Protect the Peace Constitution” rallies.