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Japan: Residents Protest as Long-Range Missile Launcher Arrives at JGSDF Camp in Kumamoto 2

Early on March 9, the Ministry of Defense delivered a long-range missile launcher to the Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun in Kumamoto for their first domestic deployment. In response to the move, which began without prior notice from the ministry, more than a hundred protesters gathered outside the camp, demanding the withdrawal of the deployment and the holding of a briefing for residents.

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Over 30,000 people rally in Tokyo to defend Japan's pacifist constitution

STORY: Over 30,000 people rally in Tokyo to defend Japan's pacifist constitution SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 DATELINE: May 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): KANEHISA YAMAUCHI, Protester 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): AKIKO NOGAKI, Protester 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): SHOICHI ITOH, Protester STORYLINE: More than 30,000 peace-seeking Japanese participated in a massive rally in Tokyo on Friday to defend the country's pacifist constitution, chanting "No constitutional amendments, defend the constitution, protect peace!" Japan marked the 77th memorial day of its pacifist post-war Constitution on May 3. The supreme law's Article 9 renounces war and bans the country from maintaining land, sea and air forces, as well as other war potential. However, nowadays, concerns mount among Japanese people regarding the steadfastness in upholding the principles of the war-renouncing constitution. Kanehisa Yamauchi, who just returned

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Japanese rally outside PM residence to protest relaxed arms export control

STORY: Japanese rally outside PM residence to protest relaxed arms export control SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:032:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese citizens protesting in front of the Japanese prime minister's residence 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MIZUHO FUKUSHIMA, Head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KOJI SUGIHARA, Representative of a local citizen's group named Network Against Japan Arms Trade STORYLINE: Many Japanese protesters, amid heavy rainfall, gathered on Tuesday in front of the prime minister's residence to rally against the government's eased defense equipment transfer rules and further relaxation of arms export control. Seen as a significant defense policy shift and another step contrary to the country's pacifist constitution, the Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to lift the ban on exporting the next-generation fighter jets set to be jointly developed with

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RALLY

(230505) -- TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RALLY

(230505) -- TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RALLY

(230505) -- TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RALLY

(230505) -- TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan, addresses a rally at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RALLY

(230505) -- TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Japanese novelist Mishima

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 11 Kyodo - The body of renowned Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima and a cohort are carried from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 1970, after he committed ritual suicide following his failed attempt to stage a coup in protest against the country's pacifist Constitution. Mishima, a Nobel literature prize nominee from 1963 to 1968, is known for his works including "Shiosai" (The Sound of Waves) and "Kinkakuji" (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion).

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Japanese novelist Mishima

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 11 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 3, 1969, shows Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima at the National Theatre in Tokyo attending an event marking the first anniversary of a nationalist militia he established in protest at the country's pacifist Constitution.(Kyodo)

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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

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RALLY

(230505) -- TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RALLY

(230505) -- TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan, addresses a rally at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RALLY

(230505) -- TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RALLY

(230505) -- TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RALLY

(230505) -- TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Nobel-winning author, peace activist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe speaks during an interview at his home in Tokyo in July 2015. The winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature, who was also known as a proponent of Japan's pacifist Constitution and against nuclear power, Oe died of old age on March 3, 2023.

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Nobel-winning author, peace activist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe is pictured after attending the award ceremony for the 1994 Nobel Prize recipients in Stockholm in December 1994. Oe, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, known for being a proponent of Japan's pacifist Constitution and against nuclear power, died of old age on March 3, 2023.

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Nobel-winning author, peace activist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe speaks during a rally protesting against the Japanese government's security policy held in front of the parliament building in Tokyo in September 2015. The winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature, who was also known as a proponent of Japan's pacifist Constitution and against nuclear power, Oe died of old age on March 3, 2023.

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Nobel-winning author, peace activist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe delivers his Nobel lecture at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm in December 1994, as he was awarded Nobel Prize in Literature for that year. Oe, a proponent of Japan's pacifist Constitution and against nuclear power, died of old age on March 3, 2023.

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Abe on Constitution

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (standing) attends a meeting of the Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision to the Constitution of his Liberal Democratic Party at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2013. Abe expressed eagerness to revise Japan's pacifist Constitution during his tenure.

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S. Korea's ex-bigwigs support Japan's pacifist constitution

SEOUL, South Korea - Former political, business and other leaders in South Korea attend a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 18, 2014, to support a campaign to nominate the Japanese Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9 as a candidate for the Noble Peace Prize.

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Protest against enhanced role for Japan's armed forces

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, to protest against the Cabinet's decision to allow the Self-Defense Forces to defend allies under armed attack in collective self-defense. The decision "has overturned Japan's pacifist Constitution," Oe said.

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Protest against enhanced role for Japan's armed forces

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Sunao Tsuboi, director of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-Bomb Sufferers Organization, criticizes the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a protest in Hiroshima, Japan, on July 1, 2014, after the Cabinet approved reinterpreting the Constitution to allow the Self-Defense Forces to defend allies under armed attack in collective self-defense. The decision marked a departure from Japan's postwar security policy despite criticism that its pacifist credo would be in danger.

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Cabinet OKs collective self-defense, reinterprets Constitution

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, after his Cabinet approved reinterpreting the Constitution so the Self-Defense Forces can defend allies under armed attack in collective self-defense. The decision marked a departure from Japan's postwar security policy despite criticism that its pacifist credo would be in danger.

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Cabinet OKs collective self-defense, reinterprets Constitution

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, after his Cabinet approved reinterpreting the Constitution so the Self-Defense Forces can defend allies under armed attack in collective self-defense. The decision marked a departure from Japan's postwar security policy despite criticism that its pacifist credo would be in danger.

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Cabinet OKs collective self-defense, reinterprets Constitution

SEOUL, South Korea - People in South Korea stage a demonstration on July 1, 2014, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul against the Japanese Cabinet's approval for reinterpreting the Constitution so the Self-Defense Forces can defend allies under armed attack in collective self-defense. The decision marked a departure from Japan's postwar security policy despite criticism that its pacifist credo would be in danger.

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2,000 protest in Tokyo over security policy change

TOKYO, Japan - Some 2,000 protesters gather near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, to oppose the government's plan to reinterpret the pacifist Constitution and remove certain limitations governing the role of Japan's armed forces. About 10,000 gathered in the area for the demonstration the previous night.

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2,000 protest in Tokyo over security policy change

TOKYO, Japan - Some 2,000 protesters gather near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, to oppose the government's plan to reinterpret the pacifist Constitution and remove certain limitations governing the role of Japan's armed forces. About 10,000 gathered in the area for the demonstration the previous night.

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2,000 protest in Tokyo over security policy change

TOKYO, Japan - Some 2,000 protesters gather near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, to oppose the government's plan to reinterpret the pacifist Constitution and remove certain limitations governing the role of Japan's armed forces. About 10,000 gathered in the area for the demonstration the previous night.

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