# Crowds rally in Japan against Takaichi’s push to revise nuclear policy

https://mins.news/en/item/124117

- CGTN, 2026-10-31 06:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-31/Crowds-rally-in-Japan-against-Takaichi-s-push-to-revise-nuclear-policy-1RGGarSgOis/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Nearly 10,000 people protested outside Japan’s National Diet Building in Tokyo against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government seeking to revise nuclear policy and expand military capabilities. Speakers said the militarization drive has heightened tensions with neighboring countries; demonstrators also objected to discussions of nuclear-powered submarines and possible changes to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles.

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