Proposed Japanese constitutional referendum explained

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution Referendum is a referendum that was expected to take place in 2020. In May 2017, then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set a 2020 deadline for revising Article 9, which would legitimize the Japan Self-Defense Forces in the Japanese constitution.[1] [2] [3] [4] Abe and his Cabinet resigned in September 2020, due to Abe's health problems.[5] Under his successor Yoshihide Suga, parliament revised referendum law in June 2021 to make it easier to vote by allowing temporary voting station. The move was considered as a step toward the possibility of the constitutional referendum taking place.[6] Kishida renewed calls for the referendum in May 2023.[7]

Public opinion

Date Firm Yes No Undecided Lead Sample size Notes
1 March – 11 April 2022Kyodo News poll[8] 48% 2%
13 May 2021The Asahi Shimbun poll[9] 44% 1%
18 April 2021Mainichi Shimbun poll[10] 31% 17%
2019 [11] 40%14%
2017 Kyodo News poll[12] 47% 2%
2017 Asahi poll[13] 29%34%
2017 NHK poll25%32%

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tatsumi . Yuki . 2017-05-05 . Abe's New Vision for Japan's Constitution . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121021422/https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/abes-new-vision-for-japans-constitution/ . 21 November 2018 . 18 May 2017 . The Diplomat.
  2. Web site: Osaki . Tomohiro . Kikuchi . Daisuke . 3 May 2017 . Abe declares 2020 as goal for new Constitution . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190302095136/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/03/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-declares-2020-goal-new-constitution/ . 2 March 2019 . 18 May 2017 . The Japan Times.
  3. News: 3 May 2017 . Japan's Abe hopes for reform of pacifist charter by 2020 . . live . 18 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190103161631/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-government-constitution-idUSKBN17Z0BH . 3 January 2019.
  4. Web site: 2017-05-03 . Japan PM unveils plan to amend Constitution, put into force in 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170503085859/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Japan-PM-unveils-plan-to-amend-Constitution-put-into-force-in-2020 . 2017-05-03 . 2018-03-13 . Nikkei Asian Review.
  5. News: 16 September 2020 . Japan's prime minister steps down . . . live . 31 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031083353/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/16/japan-resigns-shinzo-abe-415815 . 31 October 2020.
  6. Web site: 2021-06-11 . Japan enacts revised referendum law in constitutional amendment push . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230716081850/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/06/dc855d516e11-japan-enacts-revised-referendum-law-in-constitutional-amendment-push.html . 2023-07-16 . Kyodo News.
  7. Web site: Otani . Jiro . 5 May 2023 . Kishida: Constitutional Reform Referendum Should Happen 'As Soon as Possible' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230716082052/https://japan-forward.com/kishida-constitutional-reform-referendum-should-happen-as-soon-as-possible/ . 2023-07-16 . Japan Forward.
  8. Web site: 2022-05-02 . Japan still divided on revising war-renouncing Constitution: Survey . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602012831/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/05/a8faf66fd209-japan-still-divided-on-revising-war-renouncing-constitution-survey.html . 2023-06-02 . Kyodo News.
  9. Web site: Isobe . Yoshitaka . 2021-05-03 . Survey: Voters evenly split on need for revising the Constitution . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610230238/https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14342228 . 2023-06-10 . The Asahi Shimbun.
  10. News: 3 May 2021 . 48% back revision of Japan's Constitution, 12 points up from last year: Mainichi poll . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006204454/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210503/p2a/00m/0na/002000c . 2022-10-06.
  11. Web site: 11 April 2019 . Poll shows 54% oppose revision of Japan's pacifist Constitution under Abe's watch . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116221054/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/11/national/politics-diplomacy/poll-shows-54-oppose-revision-japans-pacifist-constitution/ . 2023-01-16 . . Kyodo News.
  12. Web site: Mark . Craig . 2017-05-18 . Japan Debates Changing Its Pacifist Constitution . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180401003550/https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/japan-debates-changing-its-pacifist-constitution/ . 2018-04-01 . 2018-03-31 . The Diplomat.
  13. Web site: Kingston . Jeff . May 13, 2017 . Japan's constitutional rebirth or reincarnation? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111232739/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/05/13/commentary/japans-constitutional-rebirth-reincarnation/ . November 11, 2020 . December 18, 2020 . The Japan Times.

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