“The policy known as ‘Abenomics’ is a mix of monetary easing, stimulative spending and growth-inducing steps including deregulation in sectors such as energy. Some Abe allies worry that a hasty push for constitutional changes could upset voters who want the focus to stay firmly on the economy – repeating a mistake seen as a key factor in Abe’s first failed attempt to govern. ‘He wants to achieve what he left undone – to break free of the ‘post-war regime’,’ said Koichi Hagiuda, a lawmaker and special aide to Abe. ‘What is most symbolic of that is the constitution that was drafted in one short week under (U.S. General Douglas) MacArthur’s Occupation.'”
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-japan-abe-specialreport-idUSBRE94N04020130524