36,000 Protesters Rally in Tokyo Against Constitutional Revision
Approximately 36,000 demonstrators gathered near the National Diet Building in Tokyo to protest Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government and its attempts to revise Japan's pacifist constitution, calling for the strict protection of Article 9 which renounces war.
Date: April 19, 2026
Location: Kanto, Japan
Category: protest
Severity: HIGH
Source: Xinhua