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ByMariYamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO Citingthreatsfrom China and North Korea, a government-appointedpanel is urging Japan to reinter- pret its pacifist constitution to allow the use of military force to defend other coun- tries. Japanese Prime Minis- ter Shinzo Abe formally re- ceived the panel's report Thursday and vowed to seek ways to allow the military to do more for the country's own defense and for interna- tional peace. "We must study if the current interpretation of the constitution is sufficient in order to protect the peo- ple and their peaceful lives," Abe said. But he also sought to as- suage concerns both at home and in neighboring countries that he is returning Japan to its militarist past. "There is a misunder- standing that Japan will re- turn to a country that wages war, but that will never hap- pen," he said. "Japan sticks to its pacifist pledge it has kept since the end of the war." The report sets the stage for Abe's push to allow the military to play a greater role in international secu- rity. Japan currently main- tains a military only for its own defense, and has previ- ously interpreted the war- renouncing Article 9 of its post-World War II constitu- tion as meaning it cannot en- gage in what is known as col- lective self-defense. If approved, the change could allow Japan to come to the defense of the United States or other countries, even if Japan itself is not un- der attack. Japan has gradu- ally loosened the restrictions of Article 9 over the years to allow overseas deployments of troops in limited circum- stances, but never to use their weapons to fight for others. "Collective self-defense probably goes even fur- ther than all the other re- interpretations that Arti- cle 9 has seen thus far, so it would be a huge step," said Chris Winkler, a constitu- tional expert at the German Institute for Japanese Stud- ies in Tokyo. Abe said no country can defend itself alone. Under the current interpretation of the constitution, he said, Japanese troops could not use force to rescue Japanese citizens fleeing on an Ameri- can ship from a conflict zone if the U.S. vessel came under attack. "This is the reality. Are we just going to look the other way? Just think, they could be your children, and grandchildren," Abe said. Abe, however, said Japan will never send troops over- seas to wage war. The proposal faces doubts within Abe's ruling coalition and he will have to build a consensus to win Cabinet ap- proval. Surveys show public opinion is mixed. Opponents say it would undermine the war-renouncing clause of the constitution. "Currently, the bottom line is whether Japan comes under foreign attack," said Kyouji Yanagisawa, a secu- rity expert under former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. "What serves as the brake on an abuse of the right to self-defense when Japan is not under direct at- tack?" The report said a deterio- rating regional security en- vironment, namely threats from China and North Ko- rea, makes Japan's ban on collective self-defense inad- equate. ASIA Japanese panel urges greater military role in region RE/MAX American Dream Robert Thayer, Owner / Realtor 1704 Solano St, Corning CA, 96021 Callmeat(530)515-3367 for any information on any listing, or listing your own home/business/property. 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