Abstract
This paper explores the perception, influence and theoretical interpretation of the Japanese Article 9 “Peace Constitution” enacted in the Japanese Constitution, and what it means for its Security Policy in the 21st Century, if revised. The Japanese Constitution of 1947, drafted by the United States of America while Japan was under their occupation, is one that the Japanese society over the past few years has been struggling with, that is, the stipulation of a timeframe for the revision of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. Analytically, the impact of a potential transformation of the Japanese Constitution Article 9 since its enactment might exacerbate the perception of Japan in East Asia and the international system, thus increasing and emphasizing various concerns bringing to the forefront the effects of a revised Security Policy in the 21st Century. The question of whether Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution should be amended, and if amended, how it should be revised to allow Japan to form armed forces for self-defense is an issue that has garnered numerous concerns over the years.
Highlights
Many changes have occurred around the world since the enactment of the Japanese Constitution Article 9, recognized as a pacifist ideal over the years
This paper explores the perception, influence and theoretical interpretation of the Japanese Article 9 “Peace Constitution” enacted in the Japanese Constitution, and what it means for its Security Policy in the 21st Century, if revised
The impact of a potential transformation of the Japanese Constitution Article 9 since its enactment might exacerbate the perception of Japan in East Asia and the international system, increasing and emphasizing various concerns bringing to the forefront the effects of a revised Security Policy in the 21st Century
Summary
Many changes have occurred around the world since the enactment of the Japanese Constitution Article 9, recognized as a pacifist ideal over the years. Japan is located in East Asia and “lies to the East of the Sea of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia and stretches to the Sea of Okhotsk in the North to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the South” (Japan Physics Journal List-Omicsonline.org., https://www.omicsonline.org/physics-journals-japan/); this is relatively fascinating and unique, in that a country such as Japan, very developed, with the third largest economy in the world, has an Article in its Constitution that “outlawed the creation of armed forces and the right to make war” (Japan: Interpretation of Article 9 of the Constitution, 2015) This has always been a midpoint of political deliberation since its enactment. We recognize that all peoples of the world have the right to live in peace, free from fear and want” (Japan’s Constitution, 1946)
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