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中曽根康弘元首相（97）が、8月7日発売の月刊誌「文藝春秋」に寄稿し、先の大戦について「やるべからざる戦争であり、誤った戦争」とし、「アジアの国々に対しては、侵略戦争だったと言われても仕方ないものがあったといえる」と明言した。
戦後70年にあたり寄稿した中曽根氏は、「自己の歴史の否定的な部分から目をそらすことなく、これらを直視する勇気と謙虚さを持つべきであるし、そこから汲み取るべき教訓を心に刻み、国民、国家を正しい方向に導くことこそが現代政治家の責務だと考える」と強調した。
政権の歴史認識について「国際的に通用する判断で考えなければならない」と指摘。先の大戦を「無謀な戦争」と振り返った上で「特に中国民族の感情を著しく傷つけた」と言及した。
中国や韓国との関係改善に関し「歴史問題の軋轢（あつれき）には慎重な態度で臨むべきで、過去に対する率直な反省とともに言動は厳に慎むべきだ。民族が負った傷は、三世代百年は消えない」と警鐘を鳴らした。同時に「互いの国の世代の代替わりで、人間関係が希薄になりつつある」として、多面的な交流が必要と訴えた。
（中曽根康弘元首相、月刊誌への寄稿で「侵略」明言 - 日刊スポーツ 2015/08/06 21:28）
また、安全保障関連法案が11本もあることで「議論を分かりにくくしていることは否めない」と断言。国会審議については「政府の対応が世論調査にも反映されるわけで、国民が抱く不安や疑念を払拭するよう国民意識や世論の動向にも細心の注意を払いながら事を進めるべきである」と記し、現政権に対してより丁寧で明確な説明する必要があるとの考えを示した。
集団的自衛権にも言及し、「同盟を結ぶ国に協力し、それをもって日本の防衛のためにも働いてもらうという集団的自衛権は当然認められるべきものであり、国際的通念でもある」と主張。その上で、「自衛は正当防衛であるからには自国を守るための最小のものでなければならないし、限定的行使とすべきである」と持論を展開した。
中曽根氏は東京帝大を卒業した後に内務省に入り、戦時中は海軍主計少佐だった。
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Police officers (C and R) try to hold back demonstrators attempting to stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(64 of274)
A police officer (L) tries to hold back a demonstrator attempting to stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(65 of274)
Demonstrators lie on the ground to try and stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(66 of274)
Police officers (L) try to hold back demonstrators attempting to stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Police officers (R) try to remove demonstrators lying on the ground to stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(68 of274)
Police officers (R) try to hold back demonstrators attempting to stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(69 of274)
Demonstrators lie on the ground to try and stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators lie on the ground to try and stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(71 of274)
Police officers (R) try to remove demonstrators lying on the ground to stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(72 of274)
Police officers (R-in blue) try to remove demonstrators lying on the ground to stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Police officers (in blue) try to remove demonstrators lying on the ground to stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Police officers (R) try to remove demonstrators lying on the ground to stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(75 of274)
Police officers (R) try to remove demonstrators lying on the ground to stop a vehicle transporting members of the parliament\'s Upper House security bills committee, during protests outside the venue of a public hearing on the controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(76 of274)
People raise placards to protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills, outside of the venue of a public hearing in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(77 of274)
Japanese police (in background) try to block off people protesting against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills, outside of the venue of a public hearing in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(78 of274)
People protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills, outside of the venue of a public hearing in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(79 of274)
People protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills, outside of the venue of a public hearing in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(80 of274)
People protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills, outside of the venue of a public hearing in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(81 of274)
People protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills, outside of the venue of a public hearing in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(82 of274)
Japanese police (R) look on as a man (L) uses a megaphone to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills, outside of the venue of a public hearing in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
2015/09/16 新横浜(83 of274)
A man holds a placard during a protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills, outside of the venue of a public hearing in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Police officers set up barricades to hold back protesters outside of the venue of a public hearing for the prime minister\'s controversial security bills in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on September 16, 2015. Japan is set to enact controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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People listen to a speech as they hold banners during an anti-government rally in front of the National Diet in Tokyo on September 14, 2015 to protest against Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills aimed at expanding the remit of the country\'s armed forces. Under the proposed new rules, Japan\'s Self-Defence Forces would have the option of going into battle to protect allies even if there was no direct threat to Japan or its people. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TORU YAMANAKA via Getty Images)
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People listen to a speech as they hold banners during an anti-government rally in front of the National Diet in Tokyo on September 14, 2015 to protest against Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills aimed at expanding the remit of the country\'s armed forces. Under the proposed new rules, Japan\'s Self-Defence Forces would have the option of going into battle to protect allies even if there was no direct threat to Japan or its people. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TORU YAMANAKA via Getty Images)
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Protesters hold anti-war placards in front of the National Diet building during a rally in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. The placards read âNo war,\" and \"Don\'t destroy Article 9 of the constitution.\" (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters shout slogans during a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters shout slogans during a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters stage a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters stage a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. The placards reads âNo war,\" and \"Don\'t destroy Article 9 of the constitution.\" (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters stage a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015.Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A protester shouts slogans during a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. Banners read \" Protect the constitution.\" (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters hold anti-war placards in front of the National Diet building during a rally in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. The placards read â We won\'t accept Abe politics,\" and a fan reads \"Peaceful Japan protects Article 9 of the constitution.\" (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters shout slogans during a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters hold anti-war placards in front of the National Diet building during a rally in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. A placard at bottom center reads \"No War, No Nuke.\" (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters stage a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. The placards read âNo war.\" (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters stage a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters stage a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Thousands of Japanese protested outside the parliament a set of security bills designed to expand the role the country\'s military. The bills - a cornerstone of Prime Minister\'s Shinzo Abe\'s move to shore up Japan\'s defenses in the face of growing threats in the region - are expected to pass next month despite criticism they undermine Japanâs post-war pacifism. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People hold up placards as they take part in a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s security bills outside the National Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Abe\'s security bills passed parliament\'s lower house on July 16 as his push to expand the role of the military risks further eroding his public support. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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People hold up placards as they take part in a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s security bills outside the National Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Abe\'s security bills passed parliament\'s lower house on July 16 as his push to expand the role of the military risks further eroding his public support. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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People hold up placards as they take part in a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s security bills outside the National Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Abe\'s security bills passed parliament\'s lower house on July 16 as his push to expand the role of the military risks further eroding his public support. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A placard stating \'War is over! If you want it\' is carried as people take part in a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s security bills outside the National Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Abe\'s security bills passed parliament\'s lower house on July 16 as his push to expand the role of the military risks further eroding his public support. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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People hold up placards as they take part in a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s security bills outside the National Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Abe\'s security bills passed parliament\'s lower house on July 16 as his push to expand the role of the military risks further eroding his public support. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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People hold up placards as they take part in a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s security bills outside the National Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Abe\'s security bills passed parliament\'s lower house on July 16 as his push to expand the role of the military risks further eroding his public support. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Protestors march with a large banner held up by black and white balloons as they take part in a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s security bills outside the National Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Abe\'s security bills passed parliament\'s lower house on July 16 as his push to expand the role of the military risks further eroding his public support. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Police take security measures as people take part in a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s security bills outside the National Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Abe\'s security bills passed parliament\'s lower house on July 16 as his push to expand the role of the military risks further eroding his public support. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Police take security measures as people take part in a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s security bills outside the National Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Abe\'s security bills passed parliament\'s lower house on July 16 as his push to expand the role of the military risks further eroding his public support. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 30: Police take security measures as people take part a major protest near the National Diet Building on August 30, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan to voice opposition to security-related bills and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s administration security policy. (Photo by David MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 30: Police take security measures as people take part a major protest near the National Diet Building on August 30, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan to voice opposition to security-related bills and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s administration security policy. (Photo by David MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 30: Police take security measures as people take part a major protest near the National Diet Building on August 30, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan to voice opposition to security-related bills and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s administration security policy. (Photo by David MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 30: Police take security measures as people take part a major protest near the National Diet Building on August 30, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan to voice opposition to security-related bills and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s administration security policy. (Photo by David MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 30: Police take security measures as people take part a major protest near the National Diet Building on August 30, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan to voice opposition to security-related bills and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s administration security policy. (Photo by David MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 30: Police take security measures as people take part a major protest near the National Diet Building on August 30, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan to voice opposition to security-related bills and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s administration security policy. (Photo by David MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 30: Police take security measures as people take part a major protest near the National Diet Building on August 30, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan to voice opposition to security-related bills and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s administration security policy. (Photo by David MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 30: Police take security measures as people take part a major protest near the National Diet Building on August 30, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan to voice opposition to security-related bills and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s administration security policy. (Photo by David MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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People shout slogans as they hold banners during an anti-government rally in front of the National Diet (background/top) in Tokyo on August 30, 2015 to protest against Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills which would expand the remit of the country\'s armed forces. Tens of thousands of people took part in the rallies held around the Diet. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TORU YAMANAKA via Getty Images)
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Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) talks with his party LDP\'s vice president Masahiko Komura (R), who chairs the ruling coalition parties\' discussions, after passing controversial security bills during a lower house plenary session at the parliament in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. Controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II, passed through the powerful lower house of parliament on July 16. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C-blue suit) shakes hands with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso (3rd R) after controversial security bills passed through a lower house plenary session at the parliament in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. Controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II, passed through the powerful lower house of parliament. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Regional Revitalization Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) react after passing controversial security bills during a lower house plenary session at the parliament in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. Controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II, passed through the powerful lower house of parliament on July 16. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd R) and his cabinet members react after passing controversial security bills during a lower house plenary session at the parliament in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. Controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II, passed through the powerful lower house of parliament. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Members of opposition parties walk out of the chamber in protest over the passage of controversial security bills at the parliament in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. Controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II, passed through the powerful lower house of parliament. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Members of opposition parties walk out of the chamber in protest over the passage of controversial security bills at the parliament in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. Controversial security bills that opponents say will undermine 70 years of pacifism and could see Japanese troops fighting abroad for the first time since World War II, passed through the powerful lower house of parliament. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Elderly pacifist demonstrators protest with a banner reading \'Traitor\' against controversial security bills outside Japan\'s parliament blocked by police in Tokyo, Japan, 15 July 2015 after the bills was passed at a parliamentary committee. Japan\'s ruling coalition forced to push controversial security bills through a Lower House committee on 15 July 2015, paving the way for passage at the lower house assembly on 16 July 2015. The bills will expand the overseas operations by Japan\'s Self-Defense \n\n撮影日：2015年07月15日 (credit:EPA=時事)
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Civic group members hold placards and chant anti-government slogans in Tokyo on July 14, 2015 to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills. Abe, a robust nationalist, has pushed for what he calls a normalisation of Japan\'s military posture and wants to loosen restrictions that have bound the so-called Self-Defense Forces to a narrowly defensive role for decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Civic group members hold placards and chant anti-government slogans in Tokyo on July 14, 2015 to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills. Abe, a robust nationalist, has pushed for what he calls a normalisation of Japan\'s military posture and wants to loosen restrictions that have bound the so-called Self-Defense Forces to a narrowly defensive role for decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Civic group members hold placards and chant anti-government slogans in Tokyo on July 14, 2015 to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills. Abe, a robust nationalist, has pushed for what he calls a normalisation of Japan\'s military posture and wants to loosen restrictions that have bound the so-called Self-Defense Forces to a narrowly defensive role for decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Civic group members hold placards and chant anti-government slogans in Tokyo on July 14, 2015 to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills. Abe, a robust nationalist, has pushed for what he calls a normalisation of Japan\'s military posture and wants to loosen restrictions that have bound the so-called Self-Defense Forces to a narrowly defensive role for decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Civic group members hold placards and chant anti-government slogans in Tokyo on July 14, 2015 to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills. Abe, a robust nationalist, has pushed for what he calls a normalisation of Japan\'s military posture and wants to loosen restrictions that have bound the so-called Self-Defense Forces to a narrowly defensive role for decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Civic group members hold placards and chant anti-government slogans in Tokyo on July 14, 2015 to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills. Abe, a robust nationalist, has pushed for what he calls a normalisation of Japan\'s military posture and wants to loosen restrictions that have bound the so-called Self-Defense Forces to a narrowly defensive role for decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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A civic group member raises his fist and chants anti-government slogans in Tokyo on July 14, 2015 to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s controversial security bills. Abe, a robust nationalist, has pushed for what he calls a normalisation of Japan\'s military posture and wants to loosen restrictions that have bound the so-called Self-Defense Forces to a narrowly defensive role for decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)