60 Per Cent Say Japan S Pacifist Constitution Should Stay Unchanged

Changing Japan S Pacifist Constitution Won T Be Easy For Abe The A recent kyodo news poll found 60 per cent of respondents said the japanese constitution should not be altered, while 32 per cent called for changing it, at a time when prime minister. Sixty percent of voters are in favor of amending the constitution, according to a recent opinion poll conducted by the yomiuri shimbun. it is the fourth consecutive year the figure has been.

Opinion Heng On Revising Japan S Pacifist Constitution The New York Tokyo (asianews agencies) – a recent kyodo news poll found 60 per cent of respondents said the japanese constitution should not be modified, while only 32 per cent are for changing it. As japanese prime minister fumio kishida starts to put his recent political struggles in the rear view and refocuses his political agenda around security issues, he has once again raised the. Of those who were more concerned, 60 percent said the constitution should be changed, while 34 percent said there is no need. Since the end of world war ii, japan has largely upheld pacifism. however, this stance seems to be shifting recently, as exemplified by the growing desire among japanese citizens to amend article 9, the pacifist clause in japan’s constitution.

Abe May Have Hit A Snag In Plans To Revise Japan S Pacifist Of those who were more concerned, 60 percent said the constitution should be changed, while 34 percent said there is no need. Since the end of world war ii, japan has largely upheld pacifism. however, this stance seems to be shifting recently, as exemplified by the growing desire among japanese citizens to amend article 9, the pacifist clause in japan’s constitution. Central to the discussion was revising the constitution's contentious article 9, also known as “the pacifist clause,” which renounces japan’s right to war. there has been heated political debate about amending article 9 (and other parts of the constitution) over the last two decades. Ja pan's constitution to where it stands today. it further depicts why the united states began to lose favor with article 9 and how that ultimately led to j. pan's adoption of a self defense force ("sdf"). an overview of the sdf's history follows and includes . Japan’s 1947 constitution has lasted longer without amendment than any other constitution in the world. it has been called the “pacifist constitution” because of article 9’s renunciation of war. We should not hastily revise the constitution when we are familiar with its meanings and practices. here too, a known devil is probably better than an unknown angel.