Proposed Japanese constitutional referendum

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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 Constitution.[1][2][3][4] Abe and his Cabinet resigned in September 2020, due to Abe's health problems.[5]

Public opinion[]

Date Firm Yes No Undecided Lead Sample size Notes
2017 Kyodo News poll[6] 49% 47% 2%
2017 Asahi poll[7] 29% 63% 34%
2017 NHK poll[6] 25% 57% 32%

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References[]

  1. ^ Diplomat, Yuki Tatsumi, The. "Abe's New Vision for Japan's Constitution". thediplomat.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ Osaki, Tomohiro; Kikuchi, Daisuke (3 May 2017). "Abe declares 2020 as goal for new Constitution". Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2017 – via Japan Times Online.
  3. ^ "Japan's Abe hopes for reform of pacifist charter by 2020". Reuters. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2018-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Japan's prime minister steps down". Politico. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Japan Debates Changing Its Pacifist Constitution". thediplomat.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  7. ^ Kingston, Jeff (May 13, 2017). "Japan's constitutional rebirth or reincarnation?". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

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