153rd Session

Meeting Meeting Agenda Informants and others
First Meeting
Oct 11, 2001
Matters relating to the Constitution of Japan Brief report on the findings of the House delegation dispatched to survey the constitutions of Russia, several other European nations, and Israel
Second Meeting
Oct 25, 2001
Matters relating to the Constitution of Japan
(A Vision for Japan in the 21st Century)

ONUMA Yasuaki
Professor, University of Tokyo

MORIMOTO Satoshi
Professor, Faculty of International Development, Takushoku University

Third Meeting
Nov 8, 2001
Matters relating to the Constitution of Japan
(A Vision for Japan in the 21st Century)

HASEBE Yasuo
Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo

MORITA Akira
ProfessorGraduate School of Law and Politics, University of Tokyo

Open Hearing in Nagoya City
Nov 26, 2001
Matters relating to the Constitution of Japan
(Japan's role in the international community)

TAGUCHI Fukuji
Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University

NISHI Hideko, housewife

NOHARA Kiyoshi
Teacher, Gifu Prefectural High School

KAWABATA Hiroaki
Doctoral student, Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University

KOIDO Yasuo, lawyer

KATO Masanori, university student

Fourth Meeting
Nov 29, 2001
  • Report on Nagoya Open Hearing
  • Matters relating to the Constitution of Japan
    (A Vision for Japan in the 21st Century)

MUSHAKOJI Kinhide
Director of Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University

HATAJIRI Tsuyoshi
Professor of Department of Economics, Josai University

Fifth Meeting
Dec 6, 2001
Brainstorming discussions were held concerning the Constitution of Japan
(A Vision for Japan in the 21st Century)