pacifist
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Since coming to power in October 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has taken major steps away from the country's post-war pacifist stance, lifting long-standing restrictions on arms exports and expanding Japan's military role abroad.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Japan's pacifist constitution that followed had been drafted "with the resolve that we must never again wage war or kill people", she said.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
After Vance criticized Leo this month, Italian bishop Antonio Staglianò responded by taking Francis’ logic even further in a pacifist direction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Leo’s speech to Italian military chaplains last month suggested he isn’t a pacifist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
I mean, I’m usually Astrid Jones, pacifist poet type who doesn’t usually pick fights outside of correcting your grammar.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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