According to a report by Japan's Jiji Press, at the Japanese Senate Constitution Review Meeting held on the afternoon of the 4th, the Liberal Democratic Party once again called for speeding up discussions on constitutional amendments, but the relevant ideas were criticized and opposed by some opposition parties. The report said that at the meeting on the same day, Liberal Democratic Party Senator Kitamura Tsuneo mentioned that the party clearly included constitutional amendments such as the Self-Defense Forces in Article 9 of the Constitution. He said that Japan has so far not consulted the public on the need to amend the Constitution; this is “extremely abnormal,” and called for the relevant discussions to be promoted as soon as possible. In response, Senator Konoyo of the Constitutional Democratic Party stated that the basic principles of the Constitution are universal. He stressed the need to resolutely oppose erroneous constitutional amendments and insist on using the Constitution to protect citizens.

According to a report by Japan's Jiji Press, at the Japanese Senate Constitution Review Meeting held on the afternoon of the 4th, the Liberal Democratic Party once again called for speeding up discussions on constitutional amendments, but the relevant ideas were criticized and opposed by some opposition parties. The report said that at the meeting on the same day, Liberal Democratic Party Senator Kitamura Tsuneo mentioned that the party clearly included constitutional amendments such as the Self-Defense Forces in Article 9 of the Constitution. He said that Japan has so far not consulted the public on the need to amend the Constitution; this is “extremely abnormal,” and called for the relevant discussions to be promoted as soon as possible. In response, Senator Konoyo of the Constitutional Democratic Party stated that the basic principles of the Constitution are universal. He stressed the need to resolutely oppose erroneous constitutional amendments and insist on using the Constitution to protect citizens.