Abe to push reform of Japan's pacifist constitution after election winTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe s ruling bloc scored a big win in Sunday s election, bolstering his chance of becoming the nation s longest-serving premier and re-energizing his push to revise the pacifist constitution. Abe s Liberal Democratic Party-led (LDP) coalition won a combined 312 seats, keeping its two-thirds  super majority  in the 465-member lower house, local media said. A hefty win raises the likelihood that Abe, who took office in December 2012, will secure a third three-year term as LDP leader next September and go on to become Japan s longest-serving premier. It also means his  Abenomics  growth strategy centered on the hyper-easy monetary policy will likely continue. Final official results from the election, which coincided with an approaching typhoon, are expected early on Monday. The U.S.-drafted constitution s Article 9, if taken literally, bans the maintenance of armed forces. But Japanese governments have interpreted it to allow a military exclusively for self-defense. Backers of Abe s proposal to clarify the military s ambiguous status say it would codify the status quo. Critics fear it would allow an expanded role overseas for the military. Abe said he would not stick to a target he had floated of making the changes by 2020.  First, I want to deepen debate and have as many people as possible agree,  he told a TV broadcaster.  We should put priority on that.  The LDP s junior partner, the Komeito, is cautious about changing the constitution, drawn up after Japan s defeat in World War Two. Several opposition parties favor changes, but do not necessarily agree on details. Amendments must be approved by two-thirds of each chamber of parliament and then by a majority in a public referendum.  Now that pro-constitutional change parties occupy more than two-thirds of the parliament, the constitution will be the most important political issue next year,  said Hidenori Suezawa, a financial market and fiscal analyst at SMBC Nikko Securities.   And as we saw in the U.K. ... a referendum could be tricky. So while Abe is likely to be prime minister for the time being, it is too early to say whether he can stay in power until 2021.  Abe declined to say if he would run for a third term. Abe had said he needed a new mandate to tackle a "national crisis" from North Korea's missile and nuclear threats and a fast-aging population, and to approve his idea of diverting revenue from a planned sales tax hike to education and child care from public debt repayment [reut.rs/2yC0pma]. He called the poll amid confusion in the opposition camp and an uptick in his ratings, dented earlier in the year by scandals over suspected cronyism and a perception he had grown arrogant after nearly five years in office. Abe has backed U.S. President Donald Trump s tough stance towards North Korea, which has test-fired missiles over Japan,  that all options, including military action, are on the table. Trump is to visit Japan Nov. 5-7 to reaffirm the leaders  tight ties. Abe s snap poll gamble had seemed risky - some early forecasts saw the LDP losing a significant chunk of seats - after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, often floated as possibly Japan s first female premier, launched her conservative Party of Hope.  That party absorbed a big chunk of the failed main opposition Democratic Party, which abruptly decided to run no candidates of its own. But voter enthusiasm soon waned despite its calls for popular policies such as an exit from nuclear power and a freeze on the planned sales tax rise. Koike did not run for a lower house seat herself - she was  in Paris for a climate change event on Sunday - and failed to say whom her party would back for prime minister.  We had sought to put policies first. But we ended up with a very tough outcome, so I deeply apologize for that,  Koike told NHK. A new Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ), formed by liberal former DP members, got 54 seats, beating the 49 seats of Koike s party to become the biggest opposition group, although both have just a fraction of the LDP s presence.  Day by day, we felt we were getting more voter support for our call to revive more decent politics, and not fret about whether it s right or left wing,  said CDPJ lawmaker Tetsuro Fukuyama. Several experts noted the ruling bloc s win was less a victory for the conservative, long-ruling LDP than a defeat for a divided opposition.  Simply put, this was the self-destruction of the opposition,  said Zentaro Kamei, a senior research fellow at think tank PHP Institute and former LDP lawmaker. Shinjiro Koizumi, the LDP lawmaker son of popular former Premier Junichiro Koizumi, warned against LDP complacency.  It s not just that our party has become arrogant and complacent. People are also getting increasingly fed up with us,  he told NHK. Abe, 63, has already led the LDP and its partner, the Komeito, to four landslide wins since he took the helm of the party. But turnout has been low and the LDP has typically won with about 25 percent of eligible votes. Others either stayed home or backed opposition parties.  Kyodo news agency estimated turnout on Sunday - when heavy rain from powerful Typhoon Lan lashed much of Japan - at 53.7 percent, 1 point above the record low in the last lower house election in 2014. worldnews
abe push reform japan pacifist constitution election wintokyo reuters japanese prime minister shine abe ruling bloc scored big win sunday election fostering chance becoming nation premier push revise pacifist constitution abe liberal democratic dp coalition combined seats keeping super majority lower house local media said a hefty win raises likelihood abe took office december secure third term dp leader next september go become japan premier it also means genomics growth strategy centered monetary policy likely continue final official results election coincided approaching typhoon expected early monday the constitution article taken literally bans maintenance armed forces but japanese governments interpreted allow military exclusively backers abe proposal clarify military ambiguous status say would modify status quo critics fear would allow expanded role overseas military abe said would stick target floated making changes first i want deepen debate many people possible agree told tv broadcaster we put priority the dp junior partner komeito cautious changing constitution drawn japan defeat world war two several opposition parties favor changes necessarily agree details amendments must approved chamber parliament majority public referendum now change parties occupy parliament constitution important political issue next year said hidenote suezawa financial market fiscal analyst mbc nikki securities and saw referendum could tricky so abe likely prime minister time early say whether stay power abe declined say would run third term abe said needed new mandate tackle national crisis north korea missile nuclear threats population approve idea diverting revenue planned sales tax hike education child care public debt repayment he called poll amid confusion opposition camp pick ratings denied earlier year scandals suspected cronyism perception grown arrogant nearly five years office abe backed president donald trump tough stance towards north korea missiles japan options including military action table trump visit japan reaffirmed leaders tight ties abe snap poll gamble seemed risky early forecasts saw dp losing significant chunk seats tokyo governor yuri like often floated possibly japan first female premier launched conservative party hope that party absorbed big chunk failed main opposition democratic party abruptly decided run candidates but voter enthusiasm soon waned despite calls popular policies exit nuclear power freeze planned sales tax rise like run lower house seat paris climate change event sunday failed say party would back prime minister we sought put policies first but ended tough outcome i deeply apologize like told nhk a new constitutional democratic party japan cpj formed liberal former dp members got seats beating seats like party become biggest opposition group although fraction dp presence day day felt getting voter support call revive decent politics fret whether right left wing said cpj lawmaker tetsuro fukuyama several experts noted ruling bloc win less victory conservative dp defeat divided opposition simply put opposition said centro kami senior research fellow think tank php institute former dp lawmaker shinjiro koizumi dp lawmaker son popular former premier junichiro koizumi warned dp complacency it party become arrogant complaint people also getting increasingly fed us told nhk abe already led dp partner komeito four landslide wins since took helm party but turnout low dp typically percent eligible votes others either stayed home backed opposition parties kyoto news agency estimated turnout sunday heavy rain powerful typhoon lan lashed much japan percent point record low last lower house election worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Abe to push reform of Japan's pacifist constitution after election winTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe s ruling bloc scored a big win in Sunday s election, bolstering his chance of becoming the nation s longest-serving premier and re-energizing his push to revise the pacifist constitution. Abe s Liberal Democratic Party-led (LDP) coalition won a combined 312 seats, keeping its two-thirds  super majority  in the 465-member lower house, local media said. A hefty win raises the likelihood that Abe, who took office in December 2012, will secure a third three-year term as LDP leader next September and go on to become Japan s longest-serving premier. It also means his  Abenomics  growth strategy centered on the hyper-easy monetary policy will likely continue. Final official results from the election, which coincided with an approaching typhoon, are expected early on Monday. The U.S.-drafted constitution s Article 9, if taken literally, bans the maintenance of armed forces. But Japanese governments have interpreted it to allow a military exclusively for self-defense. Backers of Abe s proposal to clarify the military s ambiguous status say it would codify the status quo. Critics fear it would allow an expanded role overseas for the military. Abe said he would not stick to a target he had floated of making the changes by 2020.  First, I want to deepen debate and have as many people as possible agree,  he told a TV broadcaster.  We should put priority on that.  The LDP s junior partner, the Komeito, is cautious about changing the constitution, drawn up after Japan s defeat in World War Two. Several opposition parties favor changes, but do not necessarily agree on details. Amendments must be approved by two-thirds of each chamber of parliament and then by a majority in a public referendum.  Now that pro-constitutional change parties occupy more than two-thirds of the parliament, the constitution will be the most important political issue next year,  said Hidenori Suezawa, a financial market and fiscal analyst at SMBC Nikko Securities.   And as we saw in the U.K. ... a referendum could be tricky. So while Abe is likely to be prime minister for the time being, it is too early to say whether he can stay in power until 2021.  Abe declined to say if he would run for a third term. Abe had said he needed a new mandate to tackle a "national crisis" from North Korea's missile and nuclear threats and a fast-aging population, and to approve his idea of diverting revenue from a planned sales tax hike to education and child care from public debt repayment [reut.rs/2yC0pma]. He called the poll amid confusion in the opposition camp and an uptick in his ratings, dented earlier in the year by scandals over suspected cronyism and a perception he had grown arrogant after nearly five years in office. Abe has backed U.S. President Donald Trump s tough stance towards North Korea, which has test-fired missiles over Japan,  that all options, including military action, are on the table. Trump is to visit Japan Nov. 5-7 to reaffirm the leaders  tight ties. Abe s snap poll gamble had seemed risky - some early forecasts saw the LDP losing a significant chunk of seats - after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, often floated as possibly Japan s first female premier, launched her conservative Party of Hope.  That party absorbed a big chunk of the failed main opposition Democratic Party, which abruptly decided to run no candidates of its own. But voter enthusiasm soon waned despite its calls for popular policies such as an exit from nuclear power and a freeze on the planned sales tax rise. Koike did not run for a lower house seat herself - she was  in Paris for a climate change event on Sunday - and failed to say whom her party would back for prime minister.  We had sought to put policies first. But we ended up with a very tough outcome, so I deeply apologize for that,  Koike told NHK. A new Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ), formed by liberal former DP members, got 54 seats, beating the 49 seats of Koike s party to become the biggest opposition group, although both have just a fraction of the LDP s presence.  Day by day, we felt we were getting more voter support for our call to revive more decent politics, and not fret about whether it s right or left wing,  said CDPJ lawmaker Tetsuro Fukuyama. Several experts noted the ruling bloc s win was less a victory for the conservative, long-ruling LDP than a defeat for a divided opposition.  Simply put, this was the self-destruction of the opposition,  said Zentaro Kamei, a senior research fellow at think tank PHP Institute and former LDP lawmaker. Shinjiro Koizumi, the LDP lawmaker son of popular former Premier Junichiro Koizumi, warned against LDP complacency.  It s not just that our party has become arrogant and complacent. People are also getting increasingly fed up with us,  he told NHK. Abe, 63, has already led the LDP and its partner, the Komeito, to four landslide wins since he took the helm of the party. But turnout has been low and the LDP has typically won with about 25 percent of eligible votes. Others either stayed home or backed opposition parties.  Kyodo news agency estimated turnout on Sunday - when heavy rain from powerful Typhoon Lan lashed much of Japan - at 53.7 percent, 1 point above the record low in the last lower house election in 2014. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: abe push reform japan pacifist constitution election wintokyo reuters japanese prime minister shine abe ruling bloc scored big win sunday election fostering chance becoming nation premier push revise pacifist constitution abe liberal democratic dp coalition combined seats keeping super majority lower house local media said a hefty win raises likelihood abe took office december secure third term dp leader next september go become japan premier it also means genomics growth strategy centered monetary policy likely continue final official results election coincided approaching typhoon expected early monday the constitution article taken literally bans maintenance armed forces but japanese governments interpreted allow military exclusively backers abe proposal clarify military ambiguous status say would modify status quo critics fear would allow expanded role overseas military abe said would stick target floated making changes first i want deepen debate many people possible agree told tv broadcaster we put priority the dp junior partner komeito cautious changing constitution drawn japan defeat world war two several opposition parties favor changes necessarily agree details amendments must approved chamber parliament majority public referendum now change parties occupy parliament constitution important political issue next year said hidenote suezawa financial market fiscal analyst mbc nikki securities and saw referendum could tricky so abe likely prime minister time early say whether stay power abe declined say would run third term abe said needed new mandate tackle national crisis north korea missile nuclear threats population approve idea diverting revenue planned sales tax hike education child care public debt repayment he called poll amid confusion opposition camp pick ratings denied earlier year scandals suspected cronyism perception grown arrogant nearly five years office abe backed president donald trump tough stance towards north korea missiles japan options including military action table trump visit japan reaffirmed leaders tight ties abe snap poll gamble seemed risky early forecasts saw dp losing significant chunk seats tokyo governor yuri like often floated possibly japan first female premier launched conservative party hope that party absorbed big chunk failed main opposition democratic party abruptly decided run candidates but voter enthusiasm soon waned despite calls popular policies exit nuclear power freeze planned sales tax rise like run lower house seat paris climate change event sunday failed say party would back prime minister we sought put policies first but ended tough outcome i deeply apologize like told nhk a new constitutional democratic party japan cpj formed liberal former dp members got seats beating seats like party become biggest opposition group although fraction dp presence day day felt getting voter support call revive decent politics fret whether right left wing said cpj lawmaker tetsuro fukuyama several experts noted ruling bloc win less victory conservative dp defeat divided opposition simply put opposition said centro kami senior research fellow think tank php institute former dp lawmaker shinjiro koizumi dp lawmaker son popular former premier junichiro koizumi warned dp complacency it party become arrogant complaint people also getting increasingly fed us told nhk abe already led dp partner komeito four landslide wins since took helm party but turnout low dp typically percent eligible votes others either stayed home backed opposition parties kyoto news agency estimated turnout sunday heavy rain powerful typhoon lan lashed much japan percent point record low last lower house election worldnews