Sunday, February 11, 2018

#JAPAN: Abe's Party Favors Inclusion Of Self-Defense Forces In Post-War Constitution's Article 9

[world politics news]


Members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party favor a re-wording of Article 9, the constitutional provision barring Japan from having an offensive military capability, to explicitly allow the nation's Self-Defense Forces. Currently, a lack of recognition in the Constitution puts restrictions on what the de-facto military force can do within the borders and waters of Japan.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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