Amendments require a two-thirds majority in both chambers of the Diet, and a majority in a popular referendum, making Japan’s constitution one of the world’s most difficult to revise. To facilitate his ambitions, Abe hopes to scale down the requirement to simple majorities in both chambers or eliminate the need for a public referendum.
但更广泛的宪法改革仍然阻力重重。修宪需要在国会两院都获得三分之二以上多数，还需要在公投中获得多数，这使得日本宪法是全世界最难修订的宪法之一。为了推进自己的雄心，安倍希望将国会两院的多数条件降低为简单多数或取消公投多数的条件。