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New Komeito Party
![Japan's Path to Constitutional Amendment Japan's Path to Constitutional Amendment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtx35q5h.jpg)
Japan's Path to Constitutional Amendment
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
The steps Shinzo Abe must take to achieve constitutional revision, and the political implications.
![Could Japan Go Minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz? Could Japan Go Minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-18_13-53-02.jpg)
Could Japan Go Minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz?
By Mina Pollmann
PM Abe's LDP and the Komeito Party debate whether minesweeping operations qualify as collective self-defense.
![Timing is Everything: Abe’s Playbook for Military Normalization Timing is Everything: Abe’s Playbook for Military Normalization](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-01_14-41-11.jpg)
Timing is Everything: Abe’s Playbook for Military Normalization
By Clint Richards
Abe moves closer to passing collective self-defense, despite public protests.
![New Komeito Fighting Back on Collective Self-Defense New Komeito Fighting Back on Collective Self-Defense](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-10_14-56-29.jpg)
New Komeito Fighting Back on Collective Self-Defense
By Clint Richards
Japan’s ruling coalition appears no closer to Cabinet approval than when talks started last month.
![Abe’s Next Steps Toward Collective Self-Defense Abe’s Next Steps Toward Collective Self-Defense](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-15_08-57-52.jpg)
Abe’s Next Steps Toward Collective Self-Defense
By Clint Richards
The LDP is seeking to unite the coalition government in order to enshrine collective self-defense by year’s end.
![India-Japan Defense Ministers Agree To Expand Strategic Cooperation India-Japan Defense Ministers Agree To Expand Strategic Cooperation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-08_08-20-16.jpg)
India-Japan Defense Ministers Agree To Expand Strategic Cooperation
By Ankit Panda
India and Japan kicked off 2014 on a positive note by expanding their bilateral defense relationship.
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