Japanese citizens rally against military expansion, nuclear policy revisions
A group of Japanese citizens held a rally in front of Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Saturday to oppose the government's military expansion drive and discussions aimed at revising the nation's "Three Non-Nuclear Principles."
The demonstrators say the Japanese Prime Minister's move to lift a ban on exporting lethal weapons contradicts the country’s pacifist post-World War Two constitution.
Some participants also called on the country to confront historical issues and reflect on its history of aggression.
"The current government is continuously expanding military spending. Japan once invaded other Asian countries. Japan should have reflected on this, yet it is now moving in the opposite direction. For example, denying and distorting the 'Nanjing Massacre,' and even affirming past aggression -- such actions are absolutely intolerable. I hope Japan can face this period of history more squarely and earnestly confront the past," said a protester.
Similar rallies against the military expansion were held across Japan in recent days. The protests came as Japan marks the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Nakasaki.
On August 6th, 1945, three days after the devastation in Hiroshima, the US dropped a plutonium bomb on Nagasaki, killing 74,000 people.
(Source: Agencies)
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