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COLLECTIVE SELF DEFENSE

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2007
Abe's panel on examining collective defense kicks off
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Friday the first meeting of a government panel tasked with debating how far Japan should be allowed to go in defending allies who come under attack, amid rising tension over security, including North Korea's nuclear programs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2007
Collective defense: What it means for Japan
Under the initiative of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a new government panel held its first meeting Friday to discuss whether Japan can legally exercise the right to participate in "collective self-defense.''
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2006
Abe expresses intent to revise Constitution to exercise collective defense
Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, all but certain to be the next prime minister, again expressed on Tuesday his strong ambition to revise the pacifist Constitution and maintain the right to exercise collective defense on specific occasions.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2004
Changing security situation may alter collective defense stance: Koizumi
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi hinted Tuesday that the government might alter its constitutional interpretation of the nation's right to collective self-defense as it deals with future changes in the security situation.
JAPAN
May 31, 2001
Time ripe for collective defense: panelists
Panelists at a symposium on Japan-U.S. relations held in Tokyo this week agreed that Japan should lift its ban on engaging in collective defense as both nations seek to strengthen security ties.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2001
LDP panel pushes for collective defense
A panel of the Liberal Democratic Party called Friday for a change in government's interpretation of the Constitution so that Japan can engage in collective defense to reinforce its alliance with the United States in the Asia-Pacific region.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1997
Actions under defense pact not deemed collective defense
Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said actions taken under the revised guidelines for Japan-U.S. defense cooperation will not be interpreted as collective defense, which is banned by the Constitution.Identifying emergency situations that "have an important influence on Japan's peace and security" as mentioned...

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