The year 2019 marks the seventh anniversary of Shinzo Abe's return to office,alongside the administration's obsession with Constitutional amendment.During the 25th House of Councillors selection in July,Prime ...The year 2019 marks the seventh anniversary of Shinzo Abe's return to office,alongside the administration's obsession with Constitutional amendment.During the 25th House of Councillors selection in July,Prime Minister Abe changed the rules applied for the four national elections in 2012,wrote the Self-Defense Forces into the Constitution and the Liberal Democratic Party(LDP)convention,and deliberately made the amendment a focal point of controversy in his election campaign.However,when the results of the election came out,the pro-amendment forces,with the LDP at their core,didn't reach the two-thirds majority threshold required for Constitutional revision.Going forwards,the Abe-led Liberal Democratic Party will strive to consolidate Constitutional amendment forces in the National Diet,hoping to cross the majority threshold,and at the same time to coerce opposition parties to comply with passing LDP draft revisions to the Constitution in the National Diet as soon as possible,in order to submit these to national referendum.In the meantime,preparatory works for this referendum are being carried out through the use of political resources to mobilize public support.Whether Abe can reach the political objective of Constitutional amendment during his current term of office and how the Constitutional issue in Japan will play out is sure to attract global attention.展开更多
On July 11,2010,the 22^(nd)Senate election was held in Japan with the ruling Democratic Party that has just came into power for less than one year suffering a big loss.Once again,the ruling and opposition parties gain...On July 11,2010,the 22^(nd)Senate election was held in Japan with the ruling Democratic Party that has just came into power for less than one year suffering a big loss.Once again,the ruling and opposition parties gained the majority seats in the House展开更多
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)Economic Leaders’Meeting,which was held on Nov.11th,2017in Vietnam.Xi point...Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)Economic Leaders’Meeting,which was held on Nov.11th,2017in Vietnam.Xi pointed out that"this year marks the 45th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan,and next year will mark the 40th anniversary展开更多
基金This paper presents the initial findings of a major research project entitled"Research on Postwar Japanese Politics,Diplomacy and Future Trends/5 funded by the Ministry of Education(Project Number:14JZD033).
文摘The year 2019 marks the seventh anniversary of Shinzo Abe's return to office,alongside the administration's obsession with Constitutional amendment.During the 25th House of Councillors selection in July,Prime Minister Abe changed the rules applied for the four national elections in 2012,wrote the Self-Defense Forces into the Constitution and the Liberal Democratic Party(LDP)convention,and deliberately made the amendment a focal point of controversy in his election campaign.However,when the results of the election came out,the pro-amendment forces,with the LDP at their core,didn't reach the two-thirds majority threshold required for Constitutional revision.Going forwards,the Abe-led Liberal Democratic Party will strive to consolidate Constitutional amendment forces in the National Diet,hoping to cross the majority threshold,and at the same time to coerce opposition parties to comply with passing LDP draft revisions to the Constitution in the National Diet as soon as possible,in order to submit these to national referendum.In the meantime,preparatory works for this referendum are being carried out through the use of political resources to mobilize public support.Whether Abe can reach the political objective of Constitutional amendment during his current term of office and how the Constitutional issue in Japan will play out is sure to attract global attention.
文摘On July 11,2010,the 22^(nd)Senate election was held in Japan with the ruling Democratic Party that has just came into power for less than one year suffering a big loss.Once again,the ruling and opposition parties gained the majority seats in the House
文摘Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)Economic Leaders’Meeting,which was held on Nov.11th,2017in Vietnam.Xi pointed out that"this year marks the 45th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan,and next year will mark the 40th anniversary
