Japan Makes an Asian Pivot JAKE FLANAGIN Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reinterpreted Japan’s pacifist Constitution, freeing its military to play a more assertive role in Asia, JAKE FLANIGAN writes. Its yet another shakeup in an increasingly tense part of the world. July 8, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1mvAmPm The New York Times Opinion Defense and Military Forces, International Relations, World War II (1939-45)

By JAKE FLANAGIN via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Opinion http://nyti.ms/1mvAmPm Japan Makes an Asian Pivot July 8, 2014 at 4:00AM The New York Times