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48% back revision of Japan s Constitution, 12 points up from last year: Mainichi poll The Mainichi © The Mainichi The original document of the Japanese Constitution is seen at the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo s Chiyoda Ward on April 11, 2017. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)
TOKYO Forty-eight percent of respondents to a poll by the Mainichi Shimbun and the Social Survey Research Center said they support revision of the Japanese Constitution, surpassing the 31% who were against it.
The poll was conducted nationwide on April 18 ahead of Japan s Constitution Memorial Day on May 3, the 74th anniversary of the supreme law taking effect in 1947.
Meanwhile, 51% backed revising war-renouncing Article 9 to stipulate the existence of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF), while 30% of respondents were against such a move.
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