Japan and China should be responsible partners in developing the region and realize they basically need each other in the economic field even if they might sometimes be rivals, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on CNN.
Abe described China as an important neighboring powerhouse and said it is important for Japan from the economic and national security perspectives to build normal relations with Beijing.
Abe reiterated his determination to rewrite the Constitution, citing such reasons as that it was written when Japan was occupied by U.S.-led Allied forces and that parts have become outdated 60 years after its promulgation, according to his spokesman, who briefed the Japanese media about the Tuesday interview.