Mr Abe’s aim of loosening the shackles of the country’s pacifist constitution is proving unpopular at home

Japan is currently debating one of the country’s most important legislative changes since the second world war. Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, wants to make it easier for Japan’s armed forces to join military activities abroad and defend allies under attack. But Mr Abe’s long-cherished aim of loosening the shackles of the country’s pacifist constitution is proving unpopular at home http://econ.st/1D5oSHX

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FOR months Japan’s Diet (parliament) has been debating one of the country’s most important legislative changes since the second world war. Shinzo Abe, the prime...

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