Government can no longer put absolute trust in Japan-U.S. alliance:

The string of serious crimes committed by U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan testify to the Japan-U.S. alliance constituting the biggest threat to the safety of Japanese citizens.

Constitutional revision advocates taking offensive on two fronts

Several political groups advocating revision of the Constitution are planning to hold rallies to get the Diet to begin discussing a draft and to launch a campaign to heighten the public awareness of the need to revise the Constitution.