Japan's prime minister prioritizes defense and emergency provisions in push for constitutional reform

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday expressed his desire to seek the country's first-ever revision of the pacifist Constitution, as Japan marked the 78th anniversary of its coming into force with no clear political momentum toward such a move. In a video message to a pro-reform gathering, Ishiba said his "top priorities" on constitutional amendment will be including an explicit reference to the Self-Defense Forces and introducing an emergency clause to give more power to the Cabinet at a time of a major disasters.
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