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On the recordMarch 3, 2014
I do not think you are going to see any government, be it Mr. Abe's or any others, be able to move the Japanese people in a direction that they do not want to go.
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Benjamin Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin expresses confidence in Japan's democratic processes and public sentiment regarding military changes.

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