Japan held an election today, and Shinzo Abe was victorious for the Liberal Democratic Party. A big push for him will be to amend the 9th Article Constitution, and he has a large majority of his party sitting within the parliament, but he still has to convince a divided public of the amendment. This change would be to a U.S chartered constitution, and would be largely symbolic for the Japanese people and the pacifist language that is in their government. The article states that there cannot be a military in Japan, unless it is for defense purposes.
The United States may not take too kindly to Japan changing its constitution, one that was chartered by the US, because it may be seen as a move to allow Japan to start to build its military for offensive purposes. While this may not be what Japan has in mind, it would be a huge statement to the rest of the world that they are making changes within their government, and it involves military. The United States may have to keep a closer eye on Japan if the votes get through to amend the Japanese Constitution.
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-election/japans-abe-to-push-pacifist-constitution-reform-after-strong-election-win-idUSKBN1CS0C3?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social
Andrea Heiden
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