2017: The Threat to Japanese Democracy

Die Verfassung Japans.  Artikel 9 der Friedensverfassung
Source:The Asia-Pacific Journal | Japan Focus,   Volume 15 | Issue 10 | Number 5 | May 15, 2017 
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The Threat to Japanese Democracy:
The LDP Plan for Constitutional Revision to Introduce Emergency Powers

Carl Goodman

Abstract
This article explains why the Abe administration’s emergency powers proposal will likely be the cutting edge of its attempt to amend the Japanese Constitution, and assesses the consequences of such an amendment for Japan’s democracy. 

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