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Japanese Parliament Committee Debates Constitutional Amendment Procedures Bill
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Japanese Parliament Committee Debates Constitutional Amendment Procedures Bill

A bill to amend the National Referendum Act concerning constitutional amendment procedures, jointly submitted by four parties including the LDP and DPFP, began deliberation in the House of Representatives Constitutional Research Commission on the 11th. The bill is expected to pass with a majority vote on the 18th. The DPFP intends to submit an amendment regarding online paid advertising.

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Peace out: is Takaichi putting Japan’s pacifist constitution on the chopping block?
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4/19/2026

Peace out: is Takaichi putting Japan’s pacifist constitution on the chopping block?

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pursuing the first ever revision of her country’s post-World War II pacifist constitution, a step that observers say is likely to be welcomed in Washington and condemned in Beijing. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured a historic two-thirds majority in the National Diet’s lower house in February’s election, passing the threshold needed to pass constitutional amendments without other parties’ support. “An independent constitutional amendment...

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