Japan's Abe hopes to win cross-party support on proposed constitutional change

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday sought cross-party cooperation on amending Japan's postwar Constitution, but the ruling party's junior coalition partner and the main opposition party signaled reluctance. "I hope (the formal revision process) will be initiated in a way that gains support from many parties," Abe, who doubles as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said in a progr[...] Read more here: Japan Today