TOKYO, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel Sunday at a parade review held near Tokyo to earnestly take their "responsibilities and missions" at home and abroad.
The instruction came after controversial security legislation was enacted in March, expanding the role of the SDF despite the inherent contradictions to Japan's own pacifist Constitution.
The Japanese prime minister told some 4,000 SDF personnel in attendance that under the new security laws, they should expect to undertake the new tasks in their upcoming roles.
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