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[Title] => 'Japan's status as peaceful country will not change' -Abe
[Summary] => Since Japan's defeat in World War II, its military has been shackled by restrictions imposed by a victorious U.S. and that, over time, a majority of Japanese adopted as their own. Now, the shackles are being loosened.
[DatePublished] => 2014-07-02 17:37:51
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[AuthorID] => 1488733
[AuthorName] => Mari Yamaguchi and Ken Moritsugu
[SectionName] => World
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[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140702/shinzo-abe-july-1.jpg
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[Title] => Japan's Cabinet approves larger military role
[Summary] => Japan took a step away yesterday from an American-drafted constitution that has long kept its military shackled, approving a plan to allow greater use of a force that was vanquished at the end of World War II.
[DatePublished] => 2014-07-02 03:44:03
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[AuthorName] => Mari Yamaguchi
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[Title] => Japan can now defend other nations
[Summary] => Japan took a step away Tuesday from an American-drafted constitution that has long kept its military shackled, approving a plan to allow greater use of a force that was vanquished at the end of World War II.
[DatePublished] => 2014-07-01 15:50:55
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[AuthorName] => Mari Yamaguchi
[SectionName] => World
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[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140701/japan-self-defense-forces-training-us-navy.jpg
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[Title] => Philippine leader backs larger Japan military role
[Summary] => The leader of the Philippines on yesterday endorsed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ongoing push to expand Japan's military role.
[DatePublished] => 2014-06-25 03:44:09
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[Title] => Media: Japan ruling bloc wins upper house election
[Summary] => Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition won a majority in the upper house of parliament in elections yesterday, media projected, giving it control of both chambers and a mandate to press ahead with difficult economic reforms.
[DatePublished] => 2013-07-22 04:03:48
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[AuthorID] => 1484458
[AuthorName] => Malcolm Foster
[SectionName] => World
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[Title] => Japan upper house vote to set ruling bloc's power
[Summary] => Japanese voters went to the polls Sunday in an upper house of parliament election expected to give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition a strong mandate as he pushes ahead with economic reforms and his conservative political agenda.
[DatePublished] => 2013-07-21 13:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Elaine Kurtenbach
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[Title] => Japan's ruling parties agree to dispatch navy to Somalia
[Summary] => TOKYO (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner New Komeito party basically agreed Tuesday to a government plan to dispatch the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) for an antipiracy mission off Somalia, local media reported.
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[Title] => How Japan's election works
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[DatePublished] => 2007-07-30 01:32:00
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January 20, 2009 - 11:28am
