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The Kishida administration has dismissed calls for constitutional debate on its decision to give Japan the capability to strike enemy bases, both proponents and opponents of the major policy shift said.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for revisions to make the Constitution better match the current times, including changes that would strengthen the government’s response to emergency situations.
Japan's main opposition party was put under pressure in the first commission debate on constitutional reform since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took office in October.