Abe's death puts reform of defense in limbo

The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe at an election rally in Nara on Friday last week shook the world to its core. Abe’s death affected the House of Councillors election in Japan on Sunday, but might also affect the project to amend Article 9 of Japan’s constitution.
Enacted after World War II, the constitution was spearheaded by the Allied GHQ and has peace as its main principle. This is reflected in Article 9, which says: “Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the

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