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Asian Arms Race – LDP Drafts Constitution Revisions to Expand Military Power in Japan
Daily Yomiuri – The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party has unveiled the second draft of its revisions to the Constitution, stipulating, among other things, the maintenance of “national defense forces” for self-defense purposes. In the revisions released Friday, the LDP proposed the creation of an article related to emergency events that would increase the prime minister’s power and authority temporarily during large-scale disasters and armed or terrorist attacks, given Diet approval. In an attempt to further clarify the right to collective self-defense, the LDP has changed the Article 9 amendment from its first revision draft. The LDP revised the first draft, written in 2005, to mark the 60th anniversary on Saturday of the effectuation of the San Francisco Peace Treaty, which restored the nation’s sovereignty. The latest draft consists of a preamble and 11 chapters. An emergency event-related article, which is not included in the current Constitution or the first draft, was newly added as Chapter 9. Read Article
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