The Liberal Democratic Party on Monday unveiled a rough outline of its planned constitutional amendment, which says the Self-Defense Forces should be defined as a military tasked with defending Japan and joining international peacekeeping efforts.
The outline was mapped out by 10 subcommittees of an LDP panel for drafting a new Constitution.
The panel, headed by former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, will further try to iron out remaining differences within the party and put the finishing touches to the outline by month's end.