165th Session

Meeting Meeting Agenda Informants and others
Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan
First Meeting
Sep 28, 2006
Internal Election of Chairman and Directors
Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan
Second Meeting
Oct 19, 2006
Matters relating to a national referendum system for constitutional amendment and the Constitution of Japan
Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan
Third Meeting
Oct 26, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)
    • Establishment of Subcommittees
 
Subcommittee for considering bills on procedures for amending the Constitution of Japan
First Meeting
Nov 2, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)
Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan
Fourth Meeting
Nov 2, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)
 
Subcommittee for considering bills on procedures for amending the Constitution of Japan
Second Meeting
Nov 7, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)

WATANABE Kojiro
Member, News Reporting Committee, Chairman, News Reporting Sub-Committee, National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan

YAMADA Yoshiaki
Member, Broadcast Standard Review Board, Chairman, Broadcasting Ethics Sub-Committee, National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan

IMAI Hajime
Journalist and Secretary General of the Group of Citizens for Making Proper National Referendum Rules

YOSHIOKA Keisuke
Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations

SUGANUMA Ichio
Chief Secretary, Committee on Constitutional Law, Japan Federation of Bar Associations

YAMADA Kenta
Associate Professor, School of Literature, Senshu University

Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan
Fifth Meeting
Nov 9, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)
 
Subcommittee for considering bills on procedures for amending the Constitution of Japan
Third Meeting
Nov 16, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)

KOBAYASHI Setsu
Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University, and attorney-at-law

TAKAMI Katsutoshi
Professor, Graduate Division of Law, Sophia University

IGUCHI Shusaku
Assistant Professor, Law School, Daito Bunka University

Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan
Sixth Meeting
Nov 30, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)
 
Subcommittee for considering bills on procedures for amending the Constitution of Japan
Fourth Meeting
Nov 30, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)
Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan
Seventh Meeting
Dec 5, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)
 
Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan
Eighth Meeting
Dec 7, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)
 
Subcommittee for considering bills on procedures for amending the Constitution of Japan
Fifth Meeting
Dec 12, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)

ISHIMURA Eijiro
Managing Director, NHK (Japan's public broadcasting corporation)

UEMURA Takeshi
Deputy Chief, Editorial Board, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo Head Office

KONDO Noriaki
Editorial Department, The Mainichi Newspapers

NAKASHIZU Keiichiro
Deputy Editorial Chief, The Sankei Shimbun, Tokyo Office

YOSHIOKA Keisuke
Vice President, Japan Federation of Bar Associations

SUGANUMA Ichio
Chief Secretary, Committee on Constitutional Law, Japan Federation of Bar Associations

Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan
Ninth Meeting
Dec 14, 2006
  • Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (presented by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and five others: House of Representatives Bill No. 30)
  • Bill for Law Concerning Initiation Procedures and National Referendums for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan and Other Important Matters of State (presented by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: House of Representatives Bill No. 31)