Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a news conference upon the conclusion of his tour to Europe in Brussels May 7, 2014. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a review of legal limits on the military's ability to fight overseas on Thursday, signalling a potential landmark change in a security policy long constrained by the pacifist, post-war constitution.
Seeking to address concerns among Asian neighbours such as rival China as well as wary Japanese voters, the conservative Japanese leader also pledged that Japan would stick to a peaceful path and not again become a "country that wages war".
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