国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Japans Abe rallies LDP lawmakers efforts towards constitutional amendment ami
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 7-- <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="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="rallied">rallied</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</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="to">to</span> <span word="bolster">bolster</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="amend">amend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pacifist">pacifist</span> <span word="postwar">postwar</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="underscored">underscored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revising">revising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pacifist">pacifist</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1947.</p><p>"<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="revising">revising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="amend">amend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Charter">Charter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="longest">longest</span>-<span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uphill">uphill</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plight">plight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="reference">reference</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="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="purportedly">purportedly</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="ambiguity">ambiguity</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="garner">garner</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="unequivocally">unequivocally</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="amending">amending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="regard">regard</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="cherish">cherish</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="pacifist">pacifist</span> <span word="stance">stance</span>.</p><p><span word="Amending">Amending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bicameral">bicameral</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="thereafter">thereafter</span>.</p>
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