According to a new poll by Kyodo News, 60 percent of Japanese believe the Constitution should not be altered, while 32 percent say it should be changed.
The percentage of people who support maintaining the Constitution in its current form rose from 55 percent in a July 1994 poll by the Japan Association for Public Opinion Research. In that survey, 34 percent said it should be changed.
The figures indicate sentiment against changing the Constitution may have grown in spite of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to amend the national charter.