The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), have held the first meeting of their working-level forum for discussing constitutional amendments.
At the meeting on Thursday, participants confirmed a policy of accelerating discussions based on the two parties' coalition agreements, which call on them to aim for submitting a draft emergency clause for addition to the Constitution to parliament within fiscal 2026.
The two parties are considering proposing by the end of this month for committees to draft new constitutional clauses be set up at the parliamentary commissions on the Constitution.
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