For over seventy years, Japan’s constitution has remained untouched, a symbol of a reformed nation and a democratic society. Introduced under U.S.-led occupation in the wake of World War II ...

“It is more important than ever to further heighten momentum toward constitutional revision,” Kishida said in the message on May 3, Japan’s Constitution Day. “A stance for revising parts ...

But even he could not have imagined that a few months later, his young American staff would write an entirely new constitution, one that has governed Japanese affairs ever since without the change ...

Outside of Japan, misconceptions about Japan’s constitutional debate abound, often driven by the headlines of the moment. To help understand the complexity of this Japanese conversation, Sheila A.

A court in Japan has ruled that the disparity of up to 2.06 times in the value of one vote in the Lower House election last ...

Around 52 percent of voters said Japan’s postwar Constitution is “good,” down from 58 percent last year, while another 52 percent said revisions are needed, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey.

A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that the disparity in the weight of votes of up to 2.06-fold in the House of Representa ...

The plaintiffs had argued that Japan's civil law violates the Constitution by failing to recognize same-sex marriage. They said the Constitution stipulates freedom of marriage as well as equality ...

Talking to Dawn during his visit to Swat, he highlighted how Buddhist teachings from Gandhara inspired Japan’s Seventeen-Article Constitution, created by Prince Shotoku in 604 CE. “Gandhara ...