Editing Constitution of Japan (section)

=== Amendments (Article 96) ===
{{Main|Article 96 of the Japanese Constitution}}

Under Article 96, amendments to the constitution "shall be initiated by the Diet, through a concurring vote of two-thirds or more of all the members of each House and shall thereupon be submitted to the people for ratification, which shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes cast thereon, at a special referendum or at such election as the Diet shall specify". The constitution has not been amended since its implementation in 1947, although there have been movements led by the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] to make various amendments to it.