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 Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:05 pm Japan Military Elevated to Pre-War Status |
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| Quote: | Japan rolls back pacifist pillars
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� Japan upgrades Defense Agency to ministry for first time since World War II
� Schools will also have to teach patriotism to children
� Measures follow fall in popularity for new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
� Restrictions date from 1947 U.S. drafted constitution
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TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan's conservative government chipped away at two pillars of the country's postwar pacifism, requiring schools to teach patriotism and upgrading the Defense Agency to a full ministry for the first time since World War II. |
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