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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party renewed its push for constitutional revision at its annual convention in Tokyo on April 12, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the time had come to move the effort forward. The party's latest policy platform also called for submitting a draft amendment to parliament. The renewed push has triggered broad public backlash, with criticism spreading online and anti-revision rallies drawing tens of thousands in Tokyo and other parts of Japan.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party renewed its push for constitutional revision at its annual convention in Tokyo on April 12, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the time had come to move the effort forward. The party's latest policy platform also called for submitting a draft amendment to parliament. The renewed push has triggered broad public backlash, with criticism spreading online and anti-revision rallies drawing tens of thousands in Tokyo and other parts of Japan.