Japan split over parliament debate on Constitution revision: poll

The Japanese public is split on the need to speed up parliamentary debate on amending the Constitution, despite Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's pledge to achieve a revision and security threats posed by China, Russia and North Korea, according to a Kyodo News survey.The survey, compiled Monday, showed 49 percent of respondents said the Diet needs to accelerate discussion on amendments to the supreme law, including the war-renouncing Article 9, while 48 percent said it does not.Russia has reportedly said the risk of a nuclear clash was at its highest level in decades following its invasion of…READ FULL ARTICLE