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THE WEEK

Why is Japan abandoning its post-WWII pacifism?

Japan wrote pacifism into its constitution and culture following World War II, but that era may be coming to an end. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last week moved to allow arms sales to foreign ...
The Guardian

Japan sees largest protest in support of pacifist constitution as PM Takaichi pushes revisions

Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi has called for discussions to revise the constitution, saying it should ‘reflect the demands of the times’ Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has called for ...
中国日报网

Japan's missile launch shatters pacifist stance

Japanese people protest outside the parliament building in Tokyo on April 9, 2026, against the government's moves that undermine the country's pacifist constitution. [Photo/Xinhua] Japan has, for the ...
Dawn

Global turmoil pushing Japan to move away from pacifism to deterrence

THE postwar international order based on multilateral cooperation and free trade is on the verge of collapse. People now live in an era where merely advocating for peace is no longer enough to protect ...
The Independent

Japan sees largest ever protest in support of pacifism as Takaichi seeks to amend constitution

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In Philadelphia, a new exhibit shows American independence was not inevitable

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania traces colonists' fractured, decadeslong shift from loyalty to rebellion. ''Paths to Independence: 1765-1787,'' at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, ...
Arizona Daily Star

Rare document frames early US pacifism

LITITZ, Pa. - In a fledgling nation hungry for men to fight in the American Revolution, conscientious objectors were frequently greeted with scorn, and their loyalty was questioned. As war approached, ...
Time

Religion: The Methodists Join the War

Two years and 150 days after Pearl Harbor, the Methodist Church endorsed the war. The Church told its 8,000,000 members that their prayers for the 1,000,000 Methodist servicemen and women, the 1,300 ...
BBC

Buddhism GCSE Revision: Religion, peace and conflict – AQA

A Buddhist monk meditating in a temple. Ahimsa close AhimsaA Sanskrit term meaning ‘non-harm’, used in Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism. is a key principle in Buddhist ethics and is expressed in the ...