Ukraine war puts Japan's pacifist constitution in election spotlight

PM Kishida calls reform 'urgent' while expert warns of ripple effects in Asia

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reviews Self-Defense Forces troops at Camp Asaka in Tokyo last November. © Reuters

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Debate over whether to revise Japan's pacifist constitution is heating up as the country heads toward this Sunday's upper house election -- the first national vote since Russia upended the global security landscape by invading Ukraine.

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