pacifist
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That is the choice the country now faces: whether to hold on to a pacifist identity shaped by the past, or adapt to a more volatile future.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Leo’s speech to Italian military chaplains last month suggested he isn’t a pacifist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
TOKYO—Japan eased longstanding restrictions on arms exports, another small step away from its pacifist past that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will strengthen Tokyo’s ties with the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
She has also been actively courting Trump, agreeing to raise the defence budget, a contentious move under Japan's pacifist constitution.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
My father, the hardcore pacifist who can’t even squish a spider, reaches for the power cord snaking from the television to the wall socket.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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