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Anti-war protesters jeer Japan’s Takaichi over softening pacifist stance
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled by anti-war protesters at a World War II memorial event over Japan’s shift away from its pacifist stance. Japan recently loosened lethal arms export rules, and Takaichi, a security hawk, has expressed intent to revise the constitution.
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