One senator disqualified, another acquitted
The Constitution Court on Friday handed down two separate decisions on job qualifications of senators Itthiphon Ruangworaboon and Paiboon Nititawan. In the first case, the high court ruled that Itthiphon violated a ban for family members concurrently holding political office.
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U.S. says Article 9 limits close defense cooperation
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) Article 9 of the Constitution and Tokyo’s interpretation of it restrict close defense cooperation between Japan and the United States, a recent U.S. congressional report says. According to the “The U.S.-Japan Alliance,” a report compiled Jan. 18 by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress, in a situation involving North Korea, the Self-Defense Forces could …
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