Proposed Japanese constitutional referendum

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
DateFirmYesNoUndecidedLeadSample sizeNotes
2022 March 1 and April 11Kyodo News poll[6] 50% 48% 2%
2021 May 13The Asahi Shimbun poll[7] 45% 44% 1%
2021 April 18Mainichi Shimbun poll[8] 48% 31% 17%
2019[9] 40% 54% 14%
2017Kyodo News poll[10] 49% 47% 2%
2017Asahi poll[11] 29% 63% 34%
2017NHK poll[10] 25% 57% 32%

See also

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. "Japan PM unveils plan to amend Constitution, put into force in 2020- Nikkei Asian Review". Archived from the original on 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  5. "Japan's prime minister steps down". Politico. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. "Japan still divided on revising war-renouncing Constitution: Survey".
  7. "Survey: Voters evenly split on need for revising the Constitution | the Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis".
  8. "48% back revision of Japan's Constitution, 12 points up from last year: Mainichi poll". Mainichi Daily News. 3 May 2021.
  9. "Poll shows 54% oppose revision of Japan's pacifist Constitution under Abe's watch". 11 April 2019.
  10. "Japan Debates Changing Its Pacifist Constitution". thediplomat.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  11. 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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