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Abe avoids timeline for revising pacifist constitution
Published Mon, Jan 22, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opened a new session of Parliament on Monday with familiar promises for economic reform and stronger defence, but steered clear of setting a timeline for his goal of revising the post-war, pacifist constitution.
The push by the conservative Japanese leader to fulfil his long-held ambition coincides with rising concerns about North Korea's nuclear and missi…
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