Japan's Political Situation vs.the Constitutional Amendment  

作　　者：Hu Lingyuan Kou Jianqiao 

机构地区：[1]the Research Center of Japan at Fudan University [2]the Institute of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University

出　　处：《Contemporary International Relations》2020年第1期110-131,共22页现代国际关系（英文版）

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).

摘　　要：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.

关 键 词：JAPAN POLITICS House of Councillors ELECTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT in EXPLICIT text trend of CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 

分 类 号：TP3[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]