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

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

Another refreshing commentary on pacifistic views comes from a Quaker, Scott Simon, a National Public Radio talk show host and, at least earlier in life, a pacifist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Sending its Self-Defense Forces abroad is politically sensitive in officially pacifist Japan, as many voters support the US-imposed, war-renouncing 1947 constitution.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 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