Abe calls for greater public debate on constitutional amendment

Abe calls for greater public debate on constitutional amendment

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls for more public debate about amending the Constitution at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. Abe has said it will be one of the issues to be highlighted during campaigns for the upper house election next summer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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