Although there have been movements to revise the Constitution of Japan, the original text has remained in effect for 70 years. This article examines the rules of constitutional revision, the basis on which the Constitution was drafted, and the ramifications of an unmodified constitution. Japan's Constitution is compared in terms of length and number of revisions with those of other industrialized countries. The article concludes with recommendations for making Japan's Constitution better able to function in a legal capacity.

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日本宪法与宪法改革

尽管有修改《日本宪法》的动议，但原始案文一直有效70年。本文研究了宪法修订的规则，宪法的起草基础以及未经修改的宪法的后果。将日本《宪法》在长度和修订数量上与其他工业化国家进行了比较。本文最后提出了一些建议，以提高日本宪法在法律上的运作能力。