A constitutional research panel of the Liberal Democratic Party has decided to prioritize the compilation of draft revisions to the preamble of the country's war-renouncing Constitution, LDP sources said Tuesday.
The panel wishes to emphasize "healthy patriotism," while maintaining three major principles already embedded in the preamble -- popular sovereignty, respect for fundamental human rights and pacifism.
A new phrase exhorting respect for Japanese history, tradition and culture could be be introduced under the revision proposals, the sources said.