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Abe presses forward on collective defense

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The Abe administration proposed March 6 amending the Self-Defense Forces Law to make it legal to exercise the right to collective self-defense, moving a step closer to the possibility that Japan will use military force even if it is not under direct attack.

The expected revision, presented during the fourth round of the ruling coalition's security talks, would allow the SDF to use force overseas if a situation poses a clear danger to Japan's survival — a reinterpretation of the Constitution approved by the Cabinet last July. (The Japan Times)

安倍首相、集団的自衛権行使に向けた法案提示

日本が直接攻撃を受けていなくても武力を行使できるようにする自衛隊法の改正案を、政府が自民党と公明党の与党協議で提示した。

The Japan Times ST: March 20, 2015