Justice minister retracts remarks on Constitution

Justice minister retracts remarks on Constitution

Justice minister Shozaburo Nakamura walks into the prime minister's official residence Jan. 4 to attend the New Year's first cabinet meeting. He later retracted his remarks Monday that touched on the question of whether Japan should revise its pacifist Constitution.

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