“Reform with no sacred cows” was Junichiro Koizumi’s slogan when he became prime minister five years ago, and no cow here is more sacred than our “peace” constitution. So it should be no surprise that, as Koizumi moves toward the end of his second and final term in office, his efforts to reform the constitution to allow Japan more effectively to defend world peace are gathering pace.
“改革要毫无敬畏”是小泉纯一郎五年前成为宰相时候的口号，现在没有任何东西能比我们的“和平”宪法来的更为神圣。所以，当小泉第二个也是最后一个任期快接近尾声的时候，他力图改革宪法以使日本更有效地保卫世界和平的努力也加快了步伐，对此我们不该感到诧异。