Abe says defining SDF in revised Constitution is 'the responsibility of our generation'
The remarks were among only a handful he would make on his desire to amend the charter during a face-off with Democratic Party leader Renho.
Japan's security policies, including its defensive posture, would "basically remain the same" if the Constitution is revised as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposed last week, claims Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
Abe declares 2020 as goal for new Constitution
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he hopes to see a revised Constitution take effect in 2020, revealing the clearest goal yet of his long-held ambition to amend the national charter.
The Constitution should not be amended just to fulfill the agendas of politicians or political parties.
Venezuela's Maduro tries Chavez's constitution tack in bid to delay elections
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shocked many of his countrymen on Monday by calling for a constitutional assembly in a move similar to one his predecessor and mentor Hugo Chavez used almost 20 years ago. But there is a key difference: while Chavez enjoyed broad popularity ...
Abe calls for 'historic step' toward amending Constitution this year
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday this year is the right time to "take a historic step" in rewriting the war-renouncing Constitution, two days ahead of the public holiday that commemorates its entry into force 70 years ago. Abe cited the "security situation, which is ...
Japanese sharply divided over revising Article 9 amid regional security threats, poll finds
A survey finds supporters slightly outnumber opponents over whether to amend Japan’s war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution.
Building a close and effective working relationship with the U.S. president is vital to Abe's effort to accelerate Japan's security policy reform.
Tokyo court dismisses lawsuit of war photographer Japan prevented from flying to Syria
The Tokyo District Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a freelance photographer seeking the quashing of a government order preventing him from traveling to war-torn Syria to work. In the lawsuit, Yuichi Sugimoto, 60, claimed the Foreign Ministry's order that he forfeit his passport ...
Despite what the Abe administration says, the Imperial Rescript on Education of 1890 should not be used in moral education.
Diet panel resumes Constitution debate, eyeing historic amendment
A Diet panel on constitutional reform resumed deliberation on Thursday for the first time since November, debating whether to allow lawmakers' terms to be extended during times of major disaster. In the first formal debate on the Constitution in the current session, questions on Thursday ...
Rule change could see Abe become nation's longest-serving leader
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party rubber-stamps an internal rule change to extend the maximum tenure of its president from the current six years to nine.
