Abe admits difficulties changing Constitution through formal process

Abe admits difficulties changing Constitution through formal process

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2015. Abe admitted difficulties changing the nation's Constitution through a formal amendment process given that a majority of the public is unlikely to support such a move. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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