Top officer says will be "thankful" if Constitution mentions SDF

Top officer says will be "thankful" if Constitution mentions SDF

Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, chief of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' Joint Staff, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on May 23, 2017. Kawano indicated his support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent proposal to consider stipulating the existence of the SDF in the first-ever change to the postwar Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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