Author: Takashi Kitamura
Source: Global Perspectives on Japan (GPJ), No.6 (2023), pp.125-156
Publisher: Forum Tauri Press
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62231/GP6.160001A05
Keywords: Indirect democracy, direct democracy, the constitution of Japan, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), constitutional reform organizations
Abstract
This paper is an international comparison of the requirements for indirect and direct democracy in the constitutional revision process. It aims to examine whether a “comparison with other countries’ constitutional revision procedures” is a valid basis for amending Article 96 of the Constitution of Japan by making an international comparison of the requirements for indirect and direct democracy in the constitutional revision process.
