In Desperation The LDP Publishes A Manga In Support Of Changing The Constitution

Shinzo Abe and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are so desperate to change Japan's pacifist constitution that late last month published a manga aimed at younger voters giving them a simplistic reasons why the constitution should be amended allowing its armed forces to once again be deployed outside the country.   The constitution written by American's following Japan's defeat in World War intentionally included Article 9 which clearly prohibits the Japanese Self Defense Forces from operating outside of country.   

Many within the ruling party believe that Japan was humiliated and forced to become a second rate world power all thanks to "foreigners."  Meaning those afwal American's.   

 The comic book, released late last month and entitled “Honobono Ikka no Kenpo Kaisei tte Nani” (“The Honobono (Warm) Family Asks: What are Constitutional Revisions?”), calls into question the usefulness of a Constitution written by Americans whose main purpose, it says, was to “make Japan powerless” 70 years ago.
At one point in the story, the characters, initially unaware of the charter’s origin, hear the story of its creation and lament Japan continuing as a “defeated nation.”

A defeated nation? That's correct given that Japan's military rules decided to conquer Asia and attack America all in the hope the Americans would see Japan's military adventurism as a fait accompli.

They are startled to learn that while their Constitution has not been amended once in its 70-year existence, Germany has revised its basic law 60 times, France has changed its Constitution 27 times, South Korea’s has seen nine changes and the U.S. has revised its Constitution six times over the same period.
In making the comparisons, the comic contends that Japan faces the world’s most onerous process in changing its charter.
To amend the Constitution, a proposed change must first be approved by a supermajority of two-thirds in both chambers of the Diet. It must then be put to a public referendum subject to a simple majority of votes cast.
But in comparing the processes of some other nations, the manga falters, as at least two countries — Spain and South Korea — employ similar rules for revising their documents. Others — including the U.S. — have stringent rules when it comes to constitutional reform.

Using America as an example:  Constitutional Amendments are proposed all the time in the House of Representatives and Senate.  To get a single amendment passed 2/3 of the members from both chambers must vote yes. Then the proposed amendment is sent to the states where 38 of them must approve it in their state legislatures.  Because there is no time limit imposed on when the amendment must be adopted it can take years before an amendment is added to the U.S. Constitution.  That's why there have only be 17 added since the approval  of the original Bill of Rights.