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Japan's Move to Institute War Constitution Denounced

KCNA

    Pyongyang, September 15 (KCNA) -- It was recently disclosed that the chief executive of the Japanese government instructed the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan to work out a "plan for the revision of the constitution" until 2005. He was reported to have singled out Article 9 of the "Peace Constitution" as one of the specific targets of the revision. In this regard Rodong Sinmun today carries a signed commentary.
    The "constitutional revision" is, in essence, aimed at replacing the "peace constitution", which Japan has so far advocated as a symbol of "peace state," by a war constitution in a bid to legalize Japan's moves to emerge a war state and its overseas military actions, the commentary notes, and goes on:
    The fact that the chief executive of Japan gave an official instruction to work out the "plan for the constitutional revision" indicates that Japan's arrangements for its militarization and overseas aggression are now being accelerated at a final phase.
    It is the intention of the Japanese reactionary ruling quarters to legalize Japan's militarization and overseas expansion completely free of the binding force of the "Peace Constitution".
    Japan's militarization and preparations for overseas aggression are basically close to completion in the ideological, military and legal aspects. And it has accumulated enough experience for overseas operations.
    The Japanese imperialists' old dream of "Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere" which resulted in their defeat is reviving, supported and encouraged by the present Japanese ruling quarters and guaranteed by law. In the 21st century, Asia is again exposed to the Japanese militarist threat of aggression.
    The Asian people should be vigilant against the Japanese militarists' militarization and overseas aggression as harmful as "cancer" to peace and intensify the struggle to foil such moves.
    The DPRK's efforts to increase its self-defensive capability are aimed to cope not only with the U.S. moves to stifle the DPRK but with Japan's threat of reinvasion which is increasing as the days go by.
    The Japanese reactionary ruling quarters would be well advised to face up to the reality and give up their criminal move to fabricate the war constitution.