Mr Aso, a former prime minister, is known for making controversial remarks Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has retracted remarks suggesting that the country could learn from Nazi Germany's constitutional reform. Mr Aso said on Monday Japan could "learn the technique" Nazi Germany used to change the Weimar constitution. The remarks come amid debate in Japan over its pacifist constitution, wh
![Japan Deputy PM Taro Aso retracts Nazi comments](https://cdn-ak-scissors.b.st-hatena.com/image/square/6beb64c627223e6c935e069ba9ccd1537c2c070c/height=288;version=1;width=512/https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F1024%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F69054000%2Fjpg%2F_69054337_69054336.jpg)