Shinzo Abe: We the People of Japan ‘Will Continue to Uphold’ the Vow to Never Wage War Again

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ABE: “We have created a free and democratic country that values the rule of law and we have resolutely upheld our vowed to never wage war again. We the people of Japan will continue to uphold this unwavering principle while harboring quiet pride in the past we have walked as a peaceloving nation since the war has ended. To the souls of the servicemen who lay in each turn a rest aboard the uss Arizona, to the American people, and to all of the people around the world, I pledge that vow here as the prime minister of Japan."