constitution

The prime minister’s lifelong drive to rewrite pacifist Article 9 will hinge on the Upper House election in July, political observers say.

As Emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne Wednesday, a key imperial succession ritual related to Shinto rekindled controversy over the separation of state and religion, which is stipulated in the Constitution. Shinto is a Japanese religion in which the emperor is venerated as a descendant ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that the better provision of education for all children should be part of reforms to Japan's Constitution. "Education must be truly open for all children, regardless of their families' economic conditions," Abe said in a message to the meeting ...

Just over 40 percent in Japan are supportive of efforts to revise the war-renouncing Article 9 of the nation's Constitution, while over half oppose, a poll showed Wednesday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has advocated amending the top law, proposing that a paragraph of Article 9 ...

As use of the Gregorian calendar has become more prevalent in the postwar period, some see the Japanese era system — which has been in use for more than 1,300 years — as unnecessary and no longer relevant to modern society. Some argue that the ...

With Emperor Akihito abdicating on April 30, the Heisei Era that began Jan. 8, 1989, after his father's death will also come to an end. With this column I'd like to look back at some of the noteworthy changes that occurred to Japan's laws ...

In contrast to his speech at a graduation ceremony last year, Abe did not refer to the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear program.

Prime Minister Abe’s dream of revising the Constitution gets harder after he claims 60 percent of Japan’s local governments are resisting Tokyo’s efforts to recruit new SDF members.

Abe reiterates desire to amend the supreme law by clarifying the status of the Self-Defense Forces but does not offer details or a time frame.

Japan’s 2019 political calendar is shaping up to be a busy year with Emperor Akihito’s historic abdication at the end of April and elections in mid-April and over the summer.