, mother, Yoko (back row right), and older brother, Nobuhiro (left), pose for a family photo. Abe was in kindergarten at the time. AP PHOTO

Answers might include revising the war-renouncing Constitution; rethinking the government's ban on collective defense; reforming education by weeding out "problematic" teachers through evaluations; and trying to mend ties with Japan's Asian neighbors.

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