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Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace

STORY: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MIZUHO FUKUSHIMA, Head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): YUKI IZUMIKAWA, Special researcher, Okinawa University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): KEN TAKADA, Organizer of the rally 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Japanese): Rally participant STORYLINE: Some 25,000 Japanese people rallied on Wednesday in Tokyo, calling for peace and protection of Japan's Constitution, including the war-renouncing Article 9, as the country marked the 76th anniversary of its pacifist post-war Constitution. People marched with banners like "No going back to pre-war," "No amendments to the Constitution" and "Now more emphasis on Article 9." The Constitution's Article 9 renounces war and prohibits Japan from possessing "war potential" such as military forces. However, as the Japanese government has l

Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace

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