The Shinzo Abe cabinet pushed for a constitutional amendment in 2015 to allow Japanese military forces to intervene in foreign conflicts, despite popular opposition.
[2] As of September 2015, 14,232 scholars across Japan have signed up to join the organization, with more than 32,000 supporters and 100 university groups associated.
[3][4] On September 6, the association and SEALDs together organized a mass rally in Shinjuku, where a total of about 12,000 demonstrators attended.
[6] Six days later, the organization changed its name to the current name, saying in the name-changing statement that it would "step forward to a movement that will not allow this unconstitutional legislation to be applied and will push for its repeal.
[8][9] On October 4, 2020, five years later, Yoshihide Suga refused to approve six scholars (Sadamichi Ashina, Shigeki Uno, Masanori Okada, Ryuichi Ozawa, Takaaki Matsumiya, Yoko Kato) who attended the association to join the Science Council of Japan.