(260419) -- TOKYO, April 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A citizen holding a slogan participates in a protest rally in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, April 16, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally on Thursday evening in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo, voicing strong opposition to the government's plan to scrap restrictions on the export of lethal weapons.
The demonstration came as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government is considering revising the implementation guidelines for the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology in the near future. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
