Proposed Japanese Constitutional Referendum
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution Referendum is a referendum that was expected to take place in 2020.
In May 2017, then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set a 2020 deadline for revising Article 9, which would legitimize the Japan Self-Defense Forces in the Japanese constitution. Abe and his Cabinet resigned in September 2020, due to Abe's health problems. Under his successor Fumio Kishida, parliament revised referendum law in June 2021 to make it easier to vote by allowing temporary voting station. The move was considered as a step toward the possibility of the constitutional referendum taking place. Kishida renewed calls for the referendum in May 2023.
Public opinion
| Date | Firm | Yes | No | Undecided | Lead | Sample size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March – 11 April 2022 | Kyodo News poll | 50% | 48% | 2% | |||
| 13 May 2021 | The Asahi Shimbun poll | 45% | 44% | 1% | |||
| 18 April 2021 | Mainichi Shimbun poll | 48% | 31% | 17% | |||
| 2019 | 40% | 54% | 14% | ||||
| 2017 | Kyodo News poll | 49% | 47% | 2% | |||
| 2017 | Asahi poll | 29% | 63% | 34% | |||
| 2017 | NHK poll | 25% | 57% | 32% |
See also
References
Further reading
- Johnston, Eric (22 July 2019). "Abe's push to amend Japan's Constitution faces uncertain future after Upper House vote". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
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