Japanese citizens rallied outside the National Diet on the evenings of October 19 and 20, opposing military expansion and constitutional revision and calling for peace and an honest reckoning with the history of aggression.
Broadcast 21 October 2026 · Event date 19 Oct — 20 October 2026
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Japanese citizens rallied outside the National Diet on the evenings of October 19 and 20, opposing military expansion and constitutional revision and calling for peace and an honest reckoning with the history of aggression.
CCTV.com news (Xinwen Lianbo): On the evenings of October 19 and 20, Japanese citizens held rallies outside the National Diet for two consecutive days, opposing moves by the Takaichi administration to expand the military and revise the constitution, and calling for peace to be upheld. Participants said Japan should face up to its history of aggression during World War II and avoid repeating past mistakes.19日晚和20日晚,日本民众连续两天在国会前举行集会,反对高市政权扩军修宪动向,呼吁维护和平。