Given such opposition, an actual revision of Article 9, rather than just a reinterpretation, does not seem feasible, especially while the avowedly pacifist Komeito party remains part of the ruling coalition. Even if Abe manages to relax the amendment requirements – no easy feat, given the likelihood that a popular referendum would reveal weak public support – he will probably have to leave the change to his successor.
考虑到如此大的反对，宪法第9条的实际修改而不只是重新解释看起来并不可行，特别是在明确以和平主义为旗帜的公明党仍身处执政联盟中的情况下。即使安倍设法放松了修宪条件——这绝非易事，因为全民公投可能暴露出安倍公众支持率十分难看——他也有可能将修宪留给继任者去完成。