Judging from recent comments posted on Twitter and websites such as , Prime Minister Shinzo Abe doesn¡¯t appear to have endeared himself to a number of celebrities who hold plenty of sway over public opinion with regards to his moves to change the nation¡¯s Constitution.

Whether the criticism is deserved or not, there¡¯s definitely a degree of consistency apparent in its hostility. Take, for example:

¡°You are very frightening. You can¡¯t communicate, and you don¡¯t understand democracy, human rights nor the Constitution.¡± ¡ª Minori Kitahara, writer