DPJ leaders discuss Constitution

TOKYO, Japan - Top officers of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) meet in the Diet on Dec. 21 to discuss possible revision of the Constitution. Seated (from L to R) are Takahiro Yokomichi, Hajime Ishii, Yukio Hatoyama, Tsutomu Hata, Naoto Kan and Kansei Nakano. Last week, deputy party leader Yokomichi urged party leader Hatoyama to resign over his recent comment suggesting Japan revise its Constitution to stipulate it has the right to collective self-defense.

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