Four things to understand in Japan’s constitutional debate 0%
The Japan Times - By Michael MacArthur Bosack - 4/17/2026, 1:22 AM
Negativity Bias 44% - Framing Effect 28.8% - Primacy Effect 25.6%
Japan’s Upper House began deliberations on constitutional revision this week, marking the start of parliamentary debates following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pledge to be ready to advance an amendment by next year. While revising the postwar Constitution has long been a goal of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Takaichi’s remarks... more