India, Sept. 6 -- The failure so far to change Article 9 in the Japanese Constitution that was imposed by the US occupation forces after World War II has rankled PM Abe, and he sees that among his failures despite many successes.

TOKYO: The first time Shinzo Abe retired as Prime Minister was in 2007, when he had an exacerbation of the ulcerative colitis (UC) that has been with him since his teenage years. This time too, the officially stated reason is the same, that he has to take care of his health and now change the treatment he was on earlier to a monoclonal antibody, Adalimumab or Infliximab. That is certainly all true, but then as well as now, there have been other factors that may have been important as well. Given that UC is cert...