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10,000 Protest Tokyo Diet Over Takaichi's Constitutional Revision

5/23/2026

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Around 10,000 people gathered outside Tokyo’s National Diet Building on Tuesday to protest Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s constitutional revision plan.
Demonstrators carried placards demanding an end to military expansion and the preservation of Article 9.
Chants such as “Stop missile deployment” accompanied calls for Takaichi’s resignation.
Speakers warned the revisions could enable Japan to wage war and said the moves were illegal and unconstitutional.

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Around 10,000 people gathered outside Tokyo’s National Diet Building on Tuesday to protest Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s constitutional revision plan.
Demonstrators carried placards demanding an end to military expansion and the preservation of Article 9.
Chants such as “Stop missile deployment” accompanied calls for Takaichi’s resignation.
Speakers warned the revisions could enable Japan to wage war and said the moves were illegal and unconstitutional.