日本民众举行抗议集会 反对高市扩军修宪动向

Recently, Japanese media reported that the budget proposal for Japan's defense spending in the fiscal year 2027 is expected to reach a total of 10 trillion yen. On the 19th, Japanese citizens held a protest rally in front of the National Diet Building, opposing Prime Minister Kishi's administration's increase in defense spending.

Protest participant: I hate all policies that could lead to war, because spending money in these areas feels like we are racing towards war. I hope to stop this practice. Japan is already facing various disasters like heavy rain and earthquakes; instead of using money for these issues, it is being allocated to military spending and related fields. I truly hope this will not continue.

Protest participant: This is absolutely outrageous. This budget should be used for social security, not just social security, but also for those who are truly struggling in life. It is indeed unacceptable.

Some participants in the rally also expressed opposition to Prime Minister Kishi's administration's active push to amend the constitution.

Protest participant: Ultimately, we oppose war and hope to protect Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. Japan was once an aggressor, and it is on the basis of reflecting on this history that the current Article 9 was formed. That person (Kishi Sanae) has previously used various word games to deny Japan's history of waging aggressive wars; she has made such statements. So it feels to me that someone who should not be Prime Minister has become Prime Minister. Therefore, my hope is that she will resign as soon as possible.

Protest participant: She is full of lies and is a Prime Minister who is unwilling to engage in dialogue with us, mocking the public. My initial thought is that I hope war does not happen. I have two grandsons, and I absolutely do not want them to go to the battlefield, which is why I came to participate in the protest.