Japanese lawmakers say war-renouncing Constitution deserves Nobel Peace Prize

<p>A group of lawmakers called Tuesday for the Nobel Committee to award Article 9 of the Constitution this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, saying it would greatly encourage Japanese people as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushes to expand Japan’s military capacity.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br><br>Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, five Diet members from the opposition camp said war-renouncing Article 9 is the ideal charter the whole world has been looking for and perfectly matches the aim of the Nobel Peace Prize: to establish peace.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
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