North Korea on Friday condemned Japan's ruling party for pushing to revise its war-renouncing constitution, accusing Tokyo of ...

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 ...

Japan's Nagoya High Court ruled on Friday that the country's lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. This ruling marks the fourth consecutive high court decision to ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday called for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to unify ahead of two crucial ...

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 Japanese high court has ruled that Japan’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a latest ...

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.

They argue that death by hanging is a painful and degrading form of capital punishment and that it violates Japan’s Constitution, which prohibits cruel forms of punishment. The Criminal Law sets ...

It is the fourth high court ruling in Japan on same-sex marriage, following decisions in Sapporo, Tokyo and Fukuoka.