Public remains undecided on constitutional revision
Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse, Sasakawa USA Blog
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated that he would prioritize the revision of Japan’s constitution by 2020, reordering the political agenda and staking his government on the pursuit of the prime minister’s longtime goal. Yet, the need to win a referendum means that public opinion will cast a shadow over the entire process
Tags: abe shinzo, article 9, constitutional reform, constitutional revision, education, JSDF
Overhauling Japan’s “Postwar Diplomacy”
Author: Ogoura Kazuo
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
The 70th year of the postwar period was marked by a new war anniversary statement and enactment of new security laws that Japan’s allies welcomed and neighbors criticized. It is time, Ogoura Kazuo argues, for Japan to move beyond “postwar diplomacy” in keeping with changing international realities.
Tags: article 9, Collective Self-Defense, combat, constitution, Defense, democracy, foreign policy, human rights, Japan, military, postwar diplomacy, security, security alliance, us-japan alliance
Experts blast constitutional reinterpretation in Lower House session
Author: The Japan Times
Categories: Daily Japan News
Several Constitutional scholars, including one selected by PM Abe’s coalition, attacked the administration’s plan to reinterpret Article 9.
Tags: article 9, constitution, scholars, self-defense, war
Say no to Abe administration’s high-handed move to amend Constitution
Author: 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
Editorial: War-renouncing Article 9 the ‘hidden issue’ at stake in election
Author: Mainichi Shimbun
Categories: Views
Opinion: Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) seems to have fallen silent on defense issues. For the upcoming election, LDP members focus only on economic issues.
Tags: article 9, Collective Self-Defense, constitution, self-defense forces