Tokyo Defends Military Reforms, Faces Public Dissent (opens in new tab)

Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan is accelerating a historic shift away from its post-war pacifist stance, boosting defense spending, modernizing the Self-Defense Forces, and revising Article 9 of the constitution\. While the government defends these changes as necessary regional deterrence, they have sparked widespread public dissent and massive anti-war protests across Tokyo\. \#tokyo \#japan \#takaichi \#defence \#protests \#wion About Channel: WION The World is One News examines ...