Japan
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News
14 September 2015
Revising the constitution as Abe's long-term project for Japan
![Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reviews members of Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 [photo credit: AP] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reviews members of Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 [photo credit: AP]](/sites/default/files/shinzo_abe_-_ap_4.jpeg)
News
30 July 2015
It's OK for Japan to Fudge Its Constitution - Noah Feldman
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News
15 July 2015
Japan's proposed bill for increased military highlights broader issues of pacifist constitution
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News
24 June 2015
Japan: Support for Abe security bills slumps: survey
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Analysis
10 February 2015
Japan: Insights into the World - Devise viable path to revise Constitution
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Analysis
5 February 2015
Japan’s constitutional albatross
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News
5 February 2015
Japan: Abe seeks national referendum for amending the Constitution as early as late 2016
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Analysis
22 January 2015
How Japan's Constitution limits its ability to fight terrorism
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News
13 January 2015
Japan: LDP to seek multiparty project team to draft revised Constitution
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News
18 December 2014
Shinzo Abe sets sights on Japan's pacifist constitution after election win
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