Constitution Day rallies highlight stark divide in reform debate

Constitution Day rallies highlight stark divide in reform debate

People in favor of amending Japan's war-renouncing Constitution gather at a rally in Tokyo on May 3, 2015, the 68th anniversary of the implementation of the supreme law. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is pushing for amending the U.S.-drafted Constitution, which has never been revised since its promulgation in 1946. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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