56% of Japanese oppose amending Constitution under Abe government, poll shows
More than half of Japanese oppose amending the postwar pacifist Constitution under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government, a Kyodo news survey conducted after the Upper House election showed Tuesday. In the two-day telephone survey from Monday, 56.0 percent opposed Abe's drive for constitutional revision, while ...
In a post-election news conference, Abe said his longtime goal isn’t out of reach and he will to try to compromise with those working against him.
Abe's push to amend Japan's Constitution faces uncertain future after Upper House vote
Undaunted by the failure to capture a two-thirds supermajority in the upper chamber, Abe pushes on with his goal to rewrite the charter, with an eye on Article 9.
To many voters, the election was a chance to endorse or repudiate the Abe administration’s performance since he returned to power in December 2012.
Voters express concerns over Constitution, sales tax and lack of viable opposition
Constitutional revision, a consumption tax hike and the future of the pension system were on the minds of voters as they took to polling stations across the country to cast their ballots in the triennial Upper House election on Sunday. Reporters from The Japan Times ...
With pacifist Constitution at stake, apathy reigns in Japan ahead of Upper House election
Politically speaking, the upcoming Upper House election is a huge deal for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. After all, it's a vote that could determine the fate of his long-held ambition to amend the postwar pacifist Constitution. But voters, it seems, see Sunday's poll as anything ...
Ahead of Upper House vote, Komeito and Abe remain apart on revision of pacifist Constitution
While Prime Minister Abe touts constitutional revision as the focal point of Sunday’s election, that topic is conspicuously absent from campaign speeches by the LDP’s coalition partner, Komeito.
Pro-Constitution reform bloc might not be able to win two-thirds majority in election
The ruling coalition and other forces in support of constitutional amendments may fall short of a two-thirds majority, or 164 seats, in the new House of Councilors to be elected in the triennial poll next Sunday, a Jiji Press survey suggested Sunday. Any amendment to ...
Abe calls for constitutional amendments proposals to be debated in Diet
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday demanded that the Diet discuss his Liberal Democratic Party's proposals for constitutional amendments. The LDP's proposals include defining the roles of the Self-Defense Forces in the Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9. Political parties should put forward their own proposals for constitutional ...
Voters focus on tax hike and Constitution as Japan's Upper House election campaign begins
As campaigning for the Upper House election began Thursday, voters voiced their opinions on key topics that could change the course of the nation, such as the planned consumption tax hike, the pension system and constitutional amendment. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government plans to raise ...
Party chiefs clash over tax and Japan's Constitution before Upper House election
The leaders of major political parties faced off in a debate Sunday over the planned consumption tax hike and the pacifist Constitution, ahead of the start of official campaigning this week for the Upper House election. In response to criticism from all five opposition party ...
31% to vote for LDP-Komeito coalition, 20% for opposition but 39% undecided, Japan poll shows
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party has the highest support rate ahead of the Upper House election in July, far eclipsing that of the nearest opposition party, a Kyodo News survey showed Thursday. In a two-day telephone poll conducted from Wednesday, 28.8 percent said ...
