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In Japan, commission on constitution to meet and discuss constitutional change
2 March 2023
Japanese Diet Commission on the Constitution to meet
The Commission on the Constitution will meet in Tokyo today to discuss revisions to the Japanese constitu…
Japanese prime minister states eagerness to amend constitution
28 February 2023
Prime Minister Kishida Expresses Eagerness for Amending Japan ConstitutionThe Yomiuri Shimbun
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, leads a call for success i…
In Japan, debates on constitutional reform continue as support for constitutional change appears uncertain
19 January 2023
As a regular session of parliament gets underway on Monday, uncertainty is hanging over whether the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be able …
Japan revises electoral law to address vote weight disparity causing "state of unconstitutionality"
18 November 2022
Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a bill to bring about the country's largest ever change to the distribution and boundaries of lower house single-seat const…
In Japan, pro-revision parties differ on what to change in the constitution
7 July 2022
Even if constitutional revision proponents secure a two-thirds majority in the Upper House, differences in opinion over what should be changed could thwart any …
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