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 ...

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 ...

For most of the last seventy years, Japan’s political parties have been at odds over the constitution, making revision impossible. The conservatives in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP ...

It is unacceptable for Japan to allow this serious problem, created by constitutional holes, to remain unaddressed. The title of Chapter 3 of the Constitution, which defines the basic human rights ...

The Constitution of Japan was promulgated on Nov. 3 exactly 75 years ago, defining the nation's postwar direction by upholding the principles of sovereignty of the people, fundamental human rights ...

In 2005 sixty years after the end of World War II the conservative Japanese government is pressing ahead with plans to revise the nations constitution and jettison its nowar clause Article 9 This ...

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 ...

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 ...

winner of Japan’s Triple Crown on the Flat in 2020 and the 2021 Japan Cup. Constitution Hill is joined by stablemate Sir Gino, who is favourite for the Arkle Trophy and has been given the option ...