# Large protest held in Tokyo against Takaichi government's dangerous moves

https://mins.news/en/item/27980

- CGTN, 2026-08-20 06:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-20/Large-protest-held-in-Tokyo-online-against-Takaichi-s-dangerous-moves-1PL6D1IHPBS/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Tens of thousands of Japanese citizens protested in Tokyo and online against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government, accusing it of distorting history and pursuing military expansion. Organizers said about 15,000 attended in person and 25,000 joined online. Demonstrators demanded Takaichi's resignation, opposed expanded military spending and capabilities, defended Japan's pacifist Constitution, and criticized her ambiguous stance on the Three Non-Nuclear Principles.

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