Comments on: Head wind for Japanese change http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/23/japan-constitutional-reform/ Independent Podcasting from Tokyo. Featuring Seijigiri, a discussion of Japanese news and politics, as well as TPR News, our twice a week look at Japan's top stories. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:43:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: ken http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/23/japan-constitutional-reform/#comment-84415 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:05:22 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/23/japan-constitutional-reform/#comment-84415 I'm not really sure that I see the connection between Abe's bill setting the rules for a national referendum on constitutional amendments and public opinion figures over hypothetical (or suggested) amendments. Are there polls on how many support or oppose making legal the mechanism to enact constitutional amendments? <em>As for war-renouncing Article 9 as a whole, 44.5% of the pollees replied that they saw no need to revise the article while only 25% replied that it should be revised.</em> What's in the gap there? "I don't know" or "No answer?" I'd love to see how that breaks down... I’m not really sure that I see the connection between Abe’s bill setting the rules for a national referendum on constitutional amendments and public opinion figures over hypothetical (or suggested) amendments. Are there polls on how many support or oppose making legal the mechanism to enact constitutional amendments?

As for war-renouncing Article 9 as a whole, 44.5% of the pollees replied that they saw no need to revise the article while only 25% replied that it should be revised.

What’s in the gap there? “I don’t know” or “No answer?” I’d love to see how that breaks down…

]]> by: ohta http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/23/japan-constitutional-reform/#comment-84162 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:46:52 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/23/japan-constitutional-reform/#comment-84162 Please vote! International Poll on the bill to amend the Constitution of Japan http://blog.kansai.com/MediaAction Please vote!

International Poll on the bill to amend the Constitution of Japan
http://blog.kansai.com/MediaAction

]]> by: Japan News for April 24, 2007 » Japan Probe http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/23/japan-constitutional-reform/#comment-81924 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:04:26 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/23/japan-constitutional-reform/#comment-81924 [...] While Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s ruling coalition may seem to be cruising easily toward the first revision of the country&#8217;s postwar pacifist constitution, it has encountered an unexpected head wind - a decline in public support for the move. [Link] [...] […] While Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition may seem to be cruising easily toward the first revision of the country’s postwar pacifist constitution, it has encountered an unexpected head wind - a decline in public support for the move. [Link] […]

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