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Japanese Constitution
![Japan Should Have a Serious Debate on Revising Its Constitution—But Not Now Japan Should Have a Serious Debate on Revising Its Constitution—But Not Now](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18344352897459.jpg)
Japan Should Have a Serious Debate on Revising Its Constitution—But Not Now
By Rintaro Nishimura
Shinzo Abe is right about the need for a debate, but the time is not right.
![The Key to Securing the Indo-Pacific: Japanese Constitutional Reform? The Key to Securing the Indo-Pacific: Japanese Constitutional Reform?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/Japanese_diet_outside.jpg)
The Key to Securing the Indo-Pacific: Japanese Constitutional Reform?
By Robert Farley
How interrelated are the issues of Japan's constitutional reform debate and ongoing questions about preserving Asia's status quo?
![Who Wants to Operate Carrier-Based F-35Bs in Asia? Apparently, Japan and South Korea Who Wants to Operate Carrier-Based F-35Bs in Asia? Apparently, Japan and South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-ddh-183いずも型護衛艦.jpg)
Who Wants to Operate Carrier-Based F-35Bs in Asia? Apparently, Japan and South Korea
By Robert Farley
What to make of recent reports that Japan's Izumo-class and South Korea's Dokdo-class vessels may operate these fighters?
![The Story of How Japanese Politics Got Shaken Up in 2017 The Story of How Japanese Politics Got Shaken Up in 2017](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-shinzoabeus.jpg)
The Story of How Japanese Politics Got Shaken Up in 2017
By Ankit Panda
The stakes in Japan's October 2017 are high, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeking a new mandate to handle North Korea.
![Japan and the Abdication of the Emperor Japan and the Abdication of the Emperor](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-15_06-56-11.jpg)
Japan and the Abdication of the Emperor
By Izuru Makihara
How might the Abe government address the sensitive issue of abdication?
![How Specifically Does Japan's LDP Want to Revise the Constitution? How Specifically Does Japan's LDP Want to Revise the Constitution?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-13_18-12-53.jpg)
How Specifically Does Japan's LDP Want to Revise the Constitution?
By Adam P. Liff
A 2012 proposal for amending Japan's post-war constitution offers some guidance.
![Ruling Coalition Sweeps Japan Upper House Elections, Putting Constitutional Reform in Reach Ruling Coalition Sweeps Japan Upper House Elections, Putting Constitutional Reform in Reach](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-17_22-51-17.jpg)
Ruling Coalition Sweeps Japan Upper House Elections, Putting Constitutional Reform in Reach
By Ankit Panda
The latest election affirms Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's political dominance in Japan.
![Abenomics, the Upper House Elections, and Japan's Political Future Abenomics, the Upper House Elections, and Japan's Political Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-17_22-51-17.jpg)
Abenomics, the Upper House Elections, and Japan's Political Future
By Ankit Panda
Mina Pollmann joins Ankit Panda to discuss trends in Japanese politics before the July 2016 House of Councilors elections.
![Japan’s Double Standard on Freedoms and Rule of Law Japan’s Double Standard on Freedoms and Rule of Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-20_12-16-05.jpg)
Japan’s Double Standard on Freedoms and Rule of Law
By Aurelia George Mulgan
PM Shinzo Abe is maintaining a double standard on democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
![September 2, 1945: When Japan Surrendered September 2, 1945: When Japan Surrendered](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-02_02-55-04.jpg)
September 2, 1945: When Japan Surrendered
By Ankit Panda
Imperial Japan's demise led to the emergence of the country we know today.
![Japan: Farewell to ‘One Country Pacifism’ Japan: Farewell to ‘One Country Pacifism’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-31_14-51-33.jpg)
Japan: Farewell to ‘One Country Pacifism’
By Eisuke Suzuki
Why it is time to part ways with the traditional interpretations of Article 9 of Japan’s Constitution.
![Demonstrating for Peace in Japan Demonstrating for Peace in Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-21_13-38-52.jpg)
Demonstrating for Peace in Japan
By John W. Traphagan
Protests over security legislation suggest that perhaps Japanese don’t want their country to be “normal.”
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