
“If the project acquires the status of a law, the Armed Forces of Japan will have the opportunity to conduct military operations abroad,” the newspaper writes.
It is noted that many citizens of the country "expressed concern about the bill, believing that it could be a violation of the line of pacifism", which Japan has adhered to over the past 70 years.
Abe remarked on this point that "most Japanese, unfortunately, do not yet have a real understanding of the bill."