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Noboru
I think that Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution should be revised because there will no longer be a contradiction between the Constitution and the status quo. When you read Article 9 of the Constitution, you realize that it says that Japan does not retain military power, but there is the Self-Defense Forces, right? I notice that. Although Article 9 of the Constitution calls for peace, the reality is not so sweet. The Japanese government created the Self-Defense Forces to protect Japan from foreign threats, but since they are not an army but a self-defense force, the government quibbles that they do not constitute "military power" as defined by Article 9 of the Constitution. Isn't this too much to ask? You may think it is too much, but this interpretation of the Constitution is the reason why the Self-Defense Forces exist today. If this is the case, then the government should amend Article 9 of the Constitution to state that the Self Defense Forces have the right to defend themselves. The advantage of such an amendment is that Article 9 can be made more realistic so that it cannot be interpreted in a strange way. For this reason, I think that Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution should be revised.
Nov 24, 2023 7:51 AM
Noboru
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English, Japanese
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English
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