Japanese PM Shinzo Abe addresses supporters on May 3, 2020. Photo: Kyodo
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe addresses supporters on May 3, 2020. Photo: Kyodo
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Japan’s Shinzo Abe says he’s missed goal to amend pacifist constitution by 2020

  • Abe planned to amend four elements of the constitution to give more power to the cabinet in an emergency, and to describe the Self-Defence forces as the nation’s military
  • But he is unlikely to achieve that and the opposition has criticised him for using the coronavirus crisis to build momentum for his goal

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe addresses supporters on May 3, 2020. Photo: Kyodo
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe addresses supporters on May 3, 2020. Photo: Kyodo
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