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January 11, 2013

Japan on a Path to Authoritarianism

Ackerman & Matsudaira, Los Angeles Times

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Human rights groups throughout the world should mobilize public opinion against the LDP's constitutional revolution.

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TAGGED: LDP, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Article 9, Japan, Shinzo Abe

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