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https://www.yahoo.com/news/japans-peace-constitution-under-pressure-70-073958617.html
I've been saying for some time that with the situation in East Asia with North Korea, that this was bound to happen. The Japan are ripe for a national change. Much has changed in China and Korea since WWII, and Japan's principle document needs updating.Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's American-written "peace constitution" has survived unchanged for 70 years, but nationalists seeking an overhaul are gearing up for a major new push as concerns grow over North Korean belligerence.
Conservatives have long called for the document they see as a national humiliation to be amended, but current political alignments and growing security concerns suggest they now have their best chance of success.
"The time is ripe," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday in a speech to supporters of change. "We will take a historic step towards the major goal of revising the constitution in this milestone year."