Tamogami calls in Diet for revising Constitution

Tamogami calls in Diet for revising Constitution

TOKYO, Japan - Former Air Self-Defense Force chief of staff Toshio Tamogami speaks during a session of the House of Councillors' Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense in Tokyo on Nov. 11. Tamogami attended the session as an unsworn witness to testify about his controversial essay on Japan's role in World War II.

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