Japan’s pacifism and America’s gun culture: Views from a Global Classmates Summit participant
December 17, 2018Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Shun Wetlesen, a freshman studying at Pacific University, participated in the Global Classmates Summit held in Washington, D.C. from July 26 to August 4. In this piece for the Sasakawa USA blog, he writes about how a summit session at Sasakawa USA inspired a discussion about Japanese pacifism and U.S. gun culture among the participants.
Tags: article 9, Global Classmates, Global Classmates Summit, gun culture debate, Japan, Pacifism, us-japan relations
Public remains undecided on constitutional revision
June 8, 2017Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse, Sasakawa USA Blog
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated that he would prioritize the revision of Japan’s constitution by 2020, reordering the political agenda and staking his government on the pursuit of the prime minister’s longtime goal. Yet, the need to win a referendum means that public opinion will cast a shadow over the entire process
Tags: abe shinzo, article 9, constitutional reform, constitutional revision, education, JSDF
Overhauling Japan’s “Postwar Diplomacy”
January 4, 2016Author: Ogoura Kazuo
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
The 70th year of the postwar period was marked by a new war anniversary statement and enactment of new security laws that Japan’s allies welcomed and neighbors criticized. It is time, Ogoura Kazuo argues, for Japan to move beyond “postwar diplomacy” in keeping with changing international realities.
Tags: article 9, Collective Self-Defense, combat, constitution, Defense, democracy, foreign policy, human rights, Japan, military, postwar diplomacy, security, security alliance, us-japan alliance
Experts blast constitutional reinterpretation in Lower House session
June 4, 2015Author: The Japan Times
Categories: Daily Japan News
Several Constitutional scholars, including one selected by PM Abe’s coalition, attacked the administration’s plan to reinterpret Article 9.
Tags: article 9, constitution, scholars, self-defense, war
Say no to Abe administration’s high-handed move to amend Constitution
May 4, 2015Author: Asahi Shimbun
Categories: Views
An editorial on PM Abe and his administration’s attempts to amend the Japanese Constitution.
Tags: amendment, article 9, constitution, editorial, Shinzo Abe