[Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party’s attempt to speed up discussions on constitutional amendments triggered opposition from opposition parties] November 4th, according to Japanese news, at the Japan Senate Constitution Review Committee meeting held on the afternoon of the 4th, the Liberal Democratic Party once again called for speeding up discussions on constitutional amendments. However, the relevant propositions were criticized and opposed by some opposition parties. According to sources, at the meeting that day, Liberal Democratic Party Senator Kitamura Nobuo mentioned the party’s proposals for constitutional amendments such as explicitly writing the Self-Defense Forces into Article 9 of the Constitution. He said that Japan has not yet consulted its citizens on the need to amend the constitution, which is "extremely abnormal" and called for relevant discussions to be promoted as soon as possible. In this regard, Cadet Senator Yoyuki Konishi said that the basic principles of the Constitution are universal. He emphasized that we must resolutely oppose erroneous proposals for amending the constitution and insist on using the constitution to protect the people. (CCTV News)