
PM Abe’s drive to amend the Constitution: Can he overcome the hurdles?
October 2, 2017Author: Takenaka Harukata
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
Prime Minister Abe is aiming to amend the Constitution of Japan by 2020. But support for his administration has declined sharply, and if he insists on pushing ahead with the amendment process according to his intended schedule, he runs the risk of failing both at revising the Constitution and at holding on to power.
Tags: Abe, Abe administration, amendment, constitution, constitutional revision, Diet, Japan, LDP, nippon.com, Politics, Shinzo Abe, snap election

Say no to Abe administration’s high-handed move to amend Constitution
May 4, 2015Author: Asahi Shimbun
Categories: Views
An editorial on PM Abe and his administration’s attempts to amend the Japanese Constitution.
Tags: amendment, article 9, constitution, editorial, Shinzo Abe