Japan moves toward amending its pacifist constitution
SOURCE: AP (4-13-07)
TOKYO -- Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday approved guidelines for amending the pacifist constitution, a key step in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to give the military a larger global role.
The legislation was passed easily because of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's majority in the chamber. The 1947 U.S.-drafted constitution has never been amended.
The legislation was passed easily because of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's majority in the chamber. The 1947 U.S.-drafted constitution has never been amended.
Source:
AP
Source URL:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/13/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Constitution.php
Date:
4-13-07
