Given the pace of discussions that will be held from now on, I think that the national referendum will be held after the (next) Upper House election in 2016

Hajime Funada, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who serves as the chairman of the party’s Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision to the Constitution. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he wants to hold a national referendum on constitutional amendments, which could cover emergency situations and fiscal health. (Asahi Shimbun)

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