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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2016
As Diet opens, emboldened Abe sets sights on constitutional revision
After Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory in July's election, all eyes are now on just how serious he is about pursuing his goal of amending the pacifist Constitution.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 9, 2016
Is Abe a true nationalist?
Prime Minister Abe should focus on reviving the economy, not revising the Constitution.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2016
Japanese freedom an illusion
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has betrayed the Japanese people in his handling of his drive for constitutional revision.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 20, 2016
Views from Gifu: Now Abe has the numbers, is it time to tweak the Constitution?
People have their say on whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should push for constitutional revision now that he has the numbers in both houses of parliament to force a referendum on the issue.
EDITORIALS
Jul 17, 2016
Abe's amendment strategy
The Constitution should be amended only when there is a clear and compelling need.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 9, 2016
How rights and liberties may be downsized under the LDP
During a recent TV program, the vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party, Masahiko Komura, insisted "there is zero possibility" that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would revise war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution even if the ruling coalition wins a two-thirds majority in the upcoming Upper...
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 6, 2016
LDP vice president says 'zero possibility' Abe will revise Article 9 after Upper House poll win
Masahiko Komura says a victory in Sunday's election will not lead to a change in the Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2016
Much at stake in this election
If voters do not wish to give the Abe administration a carte blanche to revise the Constitution, they must express their intention in this election.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2016
Japan Conference's quest for constitutional revision
The Japan Conference represents a new approach to a civil movement based on traditional right-wing values.
EDITORIALS
May 2, 2016
The Constitution, 69 years on
Despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to convince the public otherwise, there is no need at this time to revise the pacifist Constitution.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 20, 2016
Abe poses a grave danger
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ideology and creed is nothing other than state capitalism.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2016
The surrender of Japan's peace Constitution
Domestic opposition to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's effort to alter Japan's defense posture, though broad, does not run very deep.
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2016
Abe's drive to amend Constitution
Voters should strive to understand what government leaders and lawmakers aim to achieve by amending the supreme law.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Feb 25, 2016
Supreme Court, Abe battle over judicial independence
The Supreme Court is locked in a war with the Abe administration over the independence of the judicial branch.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2016
Abe's misplaced priorities
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would be better off working on real-life problems like the stagnant economy than worrying about changing the Constitution, which has served Japan so well.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2016
Much at stake in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appear ready to amend the Constitution if the LDP and its allies can secure a majority in the upcoming Upper House election.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2016
Prospect of war a vexed issue for SDF staff, their families
Masaki Tomiyama is desperate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2015
SEALDs members' next step — launching a think tank
Members of the student group that ignited a massive wave of youth protests last summer against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bills are embarking on a new project.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2015
Japan and the war on terror
The Abe administration must not be allowed to use 'the war on terror' to enact sweeping security laws.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 21, 2015
Split clears a path for Constitution revisionists
The National Society to Create a Constitution for a Beautiful Japan met at the Budokan on Nov. 10 to listen to speakers advocate for a new national charter. One was Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who addressed the rally via a prerecorded video.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
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Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
Extreme heat grips Japan, including even Hokkaido
The city of Obihiro in Hokkaido amid scorching heat on Thursday
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
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Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
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Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
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