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Map chart showing the list of countries covered in the 2017 Voices from the Field series

Voices From The Field

14 December 2017

Constitution building in 2017 through the lens of ConstitutionNet’s Voices from the Field

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Protesters oppose Against Abe's Move to Reinterpret Japan's Pacifist Constitution in 2014 (photo credit: Natsuki Kimura-Flickr)

Voices From The Field

18 May 2017

The end of Japan’s pacifist constitution? Against welcoming an unknown angel

Basic Constitutional Principles Constitutional Amendment Referendum Security Sector Asia Japan

Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2016 (photo credit: U.S. Embassy Tokyo/flickr)

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17 March

In Japan, court rules government's failure to recognize same sex marriages is unconstitutional

Constitutional Court/Judical Review Human Rights Asia Japan

National Diet building of Japan (photo credit: Adam Indikt/flickr)

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21 January

Court rules Japan's ban on dual citizenship is constitutional

Citizenship Asia Japan

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan (photo credit: U.S. Embassy Tokyo/flickr)

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3 December 2020

Japan's legislature will decide on amendments to referendum law in the next session

Asia Japan

National Diet building of Japan (photo credit: Toshihiro Gamo/flickr)

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19 November 2020

Japan debates constitutional amendment on referendum law

Referendum Asia Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (photo credit: World Bank Photo Collection/flickr)

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29 April 2020

In Japan, citizens divided over adding emergency clause to the constitution

Constitutional Amendment Asia Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (photo credit: Hudson Institute/flickr)

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22 March 2020

Virus brings Japan's debate on constitutional revision to a standstill

Constitutional Amendment Asia Japan

Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike (photo credit: Governo do Estado de São Paulo/flickr)

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6 March 2020

Op-ed: Japan needs to take stronger action to increase women's participation in politics

Gender Asia Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (photo credit: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff/flickr)

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20 January 2020

Japan's prime minister continues to push for constitutional reform despite obstacles

Constitutional Amendment Security Sector Asia Japan

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