Abe: War not aim for revised constitution
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Japan's new prime minister denied on Tuesday that he wants to change the country's pacifist constitution to permit its military to wage war overseas.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new cabinet line-up of veteran lawmakers got a lukewarm reception from media and voters on Tuesday, with newspapers warning that the crisis for the unpopular Japanese leader was far from over.
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Japanâs draft proposal for a revised constitution presented by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has first been released, suggests the name change of its military from âSelf Defense Forces (SDF)â to âSelf Defense Armyâ and
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Front-runner Shinzo Abe has opened his bid to become Japan's next prime minister with calls for a more assertive nation but also better relations with Asian neighbors.
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The United States has rejected a request by Japan that it verify Tokyo's contribution to the US-led "war on terror" in Afghanistan is not used for military operations in Iraq, a report said Sunday.
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Japan should revise its pacifist,  U.S.-drafted constitution so that the world's second-biggest  economy can play a greater security role abroad, Foreign  Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on Tuesday.
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To keep the economy rolling, Japan's new leader must push ahead with reform
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought on Sunday to contain fallout from his remarks about women forced to act as wartime sex slaves for Japanese soldiers as the furor threatened to cloud summits with Chinese and U.S. leaders.
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The United States has decided to aim for a gradual transformation in North Korea rather than seek to topple North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's regime, a Japanese newspaper said Saturday.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought on  Sunday to contain fallout from his remarks about women forced  to act as wartime sex slaves for Japanese soldiers as the furor  threatened to cloud summits with Chinese and U.S. leaders.
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Japan&#39;s defense panel Monday called for greater security measures, strengthening the US/Japan security alliance and changing the Self-Defense Forces.
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Voters want Shinzo Abe to prioritize domestic issues over regional relationships.
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Japan is blurring the line between defensive and offensive military power in spite of its pacifist Constitution, rattling nerves in northeast Asia.
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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe rebukes a minister over WWII atom bomb comments, as his poll ratings drop further.
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Newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday pledged to start debate on revising Japan's pacifist constitution, study a collective defense system with the United States and reverse the country's fiscal troubles.
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Japan&#39;s ruling party is considering constitutional revisions for setting up a self-defense military force and also making the emperor the head of the state.