Meeting Agenda

Bill for Law Concerning Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (submitted by Mr. YASUOKA Okiharu and four others: 164th Session of the Diet, 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 (submitted by Mr. EDANO Yukio and three others: 164th Session of the Diet, House of Representatives Bill No. 31)

After statements were heard from Mr. ISHIMURA Eijiro, Mr. UEMURA Takeshi, Mr. KONDO Noriaki, Mr. NAKASHIZU Keiichiro and Mr. YOSHIOKA Keisuke concerning matters related to restrictions on national referendum campaigning and related penalties, and restrictions on the media and public relations activities contained in the two abovementioned bills, discussions ensued.

Informants:

• 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

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For summaries of informants' statements and discussions, see the report of the Chairman of the Subcommittee contained in the proceedings of the Special Committee for Research on the Constitution of Japan (Ninth Meeting), December 14, 2006.