Gerald Curtis talks about Japan's Article 9

Veteran Japan scholar Gerald Curtis gives a speech at Columbia University in New York on Nov. 13, 2017. Curtis said it is less likely that Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution will be amended. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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