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33 Colum. J. Asian L. 1 (2019-2020)

handle is hein.journals/colas33 and id is 1 raw text is: COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF ASIAN LAW VOLUME 33 FALL 2019 NUMBER 1 SYMPOSIUM CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN JAPAN: PROSPECTS, PROCESS, AND IMPLICATIONS INTRODUCTION Nobuhisa Ishizuka Japan's constitution has remained unchanged for over 70 years since its adoption. With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's re-election as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) in 2018, the issue of constitutional revision has gained renewed attention. On March 13, 2019 the Center for Japanese Legal Studies at Columbia Law School co-hosted, with the Council on Foreign Relations, a full-day conference on Constitutional Reform in Japan: Prospect, Process, and Implications. Three panels of distinguished experts examined the domestic political landscape in Japan, provided comparative legal perspectives, and considered the political, strategic, and social implications of proposed changes. The following articles are an outgrowth of papers presented at the conference. The intention of the conference was not to advocate for a specific position-pro or con-on constitutional amendment. Rather, it was designed to provide a forum for a diverse group of political scientists, historians, legal scholars, and former government officials to discuss the issues surrounding the constitutional reform debate in Japan from multiple perspectives. The intent of the conference was to select certain aspects of the debate that seemed particularly informative to understanding the current political dynamics within Japan and present new perspectives important to understanding its context, which would be of professional interest to broader observers of the current environment in Asia. In the first article Constitutional Reform in Japan, I provide an overall context for the amendment debate, tracing its development from 1

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