What Is Article 9?

The ninth article of the Japanese Constitution is the more famous one in the "Japanese Constitution" (also known as the "Peace Constitution, Showa Constitution"), and its main content is "abandoning the right to wage war", after the Second World War Written during the Allied Occupation period, there have been no major changes since it came into effect on May 3, 1947 (Showa 22).

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution is "

Chapter II of the Japanese Constitution, Article 9 [Abandoning war, denying war power and denying the right to war]

Japanese nationals sincerely seek international peace based on justice and order, and will forever give up wars, threats of force, or use of force as a means to resolve international disputes.
In order to achieve the previous project, the land, sea, air force and other war forces will not be maintained, and the country's right to war will not be recognized. ^[1]

Since World War II, several governments in Japan have interpreted and amended Article 9 of the Constitution differently. Since Japan is a relatively special international subject, every amendment to its constitution will cause widespread discussion in the international community. In the 21st century, Japan s strong economic strength and changes in the international situation have made it more and more willing to become a political power. Therefore, so far, governments of various circles in Japan have different interpretations and amendments to the Japanese constitution. Especially after the 1990s, the repeated discussions on Article 9 of the Constitution aroused widespread concern of the international community. Based on the consequences of amending Article 9 of the Constitution, there are currently two general views. One view is that the amendment to Article 9 is only an inevitable trend for Japan to achieve normal nationalization; another analysis points out that the amendment to Article 9 of the Constitution will relax restrictions on Japan's military power and may cause Japan to go abroad again The road of aggression and expansion. In our opinion, Japan's continuous amendment to Article 9 of the Constitution has become an inevitable trend and may even be abolished for the following reasons:

First, Japan's national strategy. After the 1980s, Japan's desire to change the image of "economic giants" and "political dwarfs" and become a political power with a say in international affairs appeared. In 1992, Japan's "Blue Book of Diplomacy" held that: "With the increase of national strength, the role Japan should play is no longer limited to economic aspects, but has expanded to political aspects and global issues." Especially politicians

The constitutional amendment forces are constantly moving, and the constitutional protection forces are also working hard. In 2013, Naomi Takasu, the housewife of Kanagawa Prefecture, launched a campaign to apply for the Nobel Peace Prize for Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. Forty-three people, including university professors and directors of the Peace Research Institute who are eligible for referrals, recommended it, and more than 40,000 people signed the application. Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution takes the suppression of war as a starting point and has made an important contribution to world peace, in line with Nobel's setting of "to promote national unity and friendship and cancel or reduce the standing army." ^[2]

On October 10, 2014, the Nobel Laureates announced that Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, which had a very high voice, was regretfully lost. ^[2]