Japan: Constitutional reform to heat up following elections

<p>It is no secret that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party are aiming to change what has defined postwar Japan — the pacifist Constitution.</p> <p>Abe may use the LDP’s widely projected victory in Sunday’s general election as a justification to pursue his long-held goal in the next four years until 2018.</p> <p>The prospect of Abe getting a firmer grip on power, however, has already alarmed legal experts who see no need for amending the charter and undermining Japan’s pacifist credo.</p>
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