Major election victory may give Abe mandate to make Japan’s defense forces ‘normal’

Major election victory may give Abe mandate to make Japan’s defense forces ‘normal’

Special to WorldTribune.com East-Asia-Intel.com The sweeping parliamentary victory last weekend has made Shinzo Abe one of the most powerful post-war Japanese prime ministers. Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) controls both chambers of the Japanese parliament known as the Diet. The resounding win has also given him a clear mandate to review the nation’s defense […]