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In Japan, legislators propose changes to referendum law9 June 2026
Japan's ruling coalition and two opposition parties on Friday submitted a bill to revise the law on referendums for amending the Constitution, ahead of a possib…
Parliamentary panel in Japan discusses draft emergency clause for constitution14 May 2026
A Japanese parliamentary panel on Thursday discussed a draft outline of an emergency clause that may be included in the Constitution as part of a planned amendm…
In Japan, ruling parties propose forming constitutional amendment drafting committee10 April 2026
Japan's ruling parties on Thursday proposed establishing a constitutional amendment drafting committee soon within the Commission on the Constitution in the Hou…
In Japan, ruling parties start talks for constitutional amendment on military14 November 2025
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new junior coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, began talks on Thursday toward drafting proposals for the …
Op-ed: In Japan, party most opposed to constitutional reform given the reins6 August 2025
Two-thirds of Upper House members support constitutional reform, so why did the ruling parties hand the committee chair for the issue to the anti-reform CDP?
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