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
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
But these earlier images deepen our understanding of the social causes that mattered to him, echoing scenes from Vietnam and domestic race riots that clearly shaped a pacifist perspective.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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
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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