Background: Abe's goal of revising constitution

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The Japanese constitution is generally referred to as a pacifist constitution. It was prepared by the allied forces, including the U.S., in the late 1940s, after Japan's surrender in World War Two. So why is Japan's constitution considered pacifist, and why is Shinzo Abe trying to change that?

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