Voice of America: Japan PM's 'Stealth' Constitution Plan Raises Civil Rights Fears

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Japan PM's 'Stealth' Constitution Plan Raises Civil Rights Fears May 1st 2013, 21:39 Shinzo Abe makes no secret of wanting to revise Japan's constitution, which was drafted by the United States after World War II, to formalize the country's right to have a military - but critics say his plans go deeper and could return Japan to its socially conservative, authoritarian past.        Abe, 58, returned to office in December for a second term as prime minister and is enjoying sky-high support on the back of his "Abenomics'' recipe ... Media files: 1ACE7CBB-FF7A-4B3C-B352-7FF29C45790E_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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