Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to outline plans to change defense policy . The country 's constitution renounces using force to settle international disputes . Comment: But one of Abe 's advisers , Tomohiko Taniguchi , told CNN 's Christiane Amanpour last month that Japan has adopted a `` strange interpretation '' of the constitution for `` historical reasons . '' That has prompted concerns within Japan and from China .
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to outline plans to change defense policy . The country 's constitution renounces using force to settle international disputes . Comment: That has prompted concerns within Japan and from China .