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Ruling parties start talks to draft changes to Japan's postwar Constitution
The coalition aims to clarify the Self-Defense Forces' status and add an emergency clause, targeting Diet submission by March 2027 amid divided public opinion on Article 9.
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Japan TodayRuling parties start talks to draft changes to Japan's postwar Constitution
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new junior coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, began talks on Thursday toward drafting proposals for the first-ever revision to Japan's postwar pacifist Constitution.
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[Tokyo] At a press conference on the morning of the 14th, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said that discussions will begin within the year among the ruling parties regarding the early revision of three security-related documents, and stated, "Consultations with the ruling parties are extremely important," adding, "I hope that the ruling parties will be a driving force in strengthening defense policy."
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