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Japanese protesters rally against military expansion and constitutional revision

Protesters and civic groups took to the streets of Tokyo on Thursday, voicing opposition to the Takaichi administration's push for military expansion and constitutional revision. Demonstrators criticized moves to ease restrictions on lethal weapons exports and warned against what they called dangerous steps away from Japan's postwar pacifist principles.

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