国际英语资讯:Japans ruling LDP pushes ahead constitutional revision amid opposition
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 20-- <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="LDP">LDP</span>) <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="summarizing">summarizing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pacifist">pacifist</span> <span word="postwar">postwar</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legalize">legalize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="SDF">SDF</span>) <span word="through">through</span> <span word="revising">revising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p><p><span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span>, <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="paragraphs">paragraphs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="renouncing">renouncing</span> <span word="Article">Article</span> 9.</p><p>"<span word="By">By</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="explicit">explicit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="contending">contending</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="advocated">advocated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delete">delete</span> <span word="Article">Article</span> 9'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="renounces">renounces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="potential">potential</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="revising">revising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> "<span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="crafting">crafting</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="presenting">presenting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="Diet">Diet</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="convened">convened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p>
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