pacifist
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Since coming to power in October 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has taken major steps away from the country's post-war pacifist stance, lifting long-standing restrictions on arms exports and expanding Japan's military role abroad.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
That is the choice the country now faces: whether to hold on to a pacifist identity shaped by the past, or adapt to a more volatile future.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Leo’s speech to Italian military chaplains last month suggested he isn’t a pacifist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
“Christianity isn’t a pacifist religion,” says the Rev. Gerald Murray, a Catholic priest and commentator on EWTN.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“Oh, I wouldn’t want to kill them,” the pacifist said unhappily.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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