LDP gearing up for leader's race, Abe eyes constitutional revision

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is stepping up preparations for its leadership race, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying Friday constitutional revision will be a major issue in the election.While Abe, who heads the party, was not clear about whether he will run in the presidential race in September and seek another three-year term, he said at a press conference on the de facto final day of the Diet session that he wants to "speed up discussions" on revising the Constitution.Amending the postwar Constitution, including the war-renouncing Article 9, is a longtime political goal of t…READ FULL ARTICLE