Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan is accelerating a historic shift away from its post-war pacifist stance, boosting defense spending, modernizing the Self-Defense Forces, and revising Article 9 of the constitution. While the government defends these changes as necessary regional deterrence, they have sparked widespread public dissent and massive anti-war protests across Tokyo.


Tokyo Defends Military Reforms, Faces Public Dissent

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stalls amid fierce resistance and counter-offensives, the conflict has unleashed tensions throughout Russian society. Despite the brutal government crackdown on any form of dissent, voices of protest are emerging through the cracks. The city of Saint Petersburg has consistently been a center of opposition to the war - and is once again at the forefront of citizen unrest. Henry Ridgwell narrates this report, which was filmed by VOA’s Moscow bureau.

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Tokyo Defends Military Reforms, Faces Public Dissent

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