After the 2nd World War, Japan was under the supervision of US which lasted for seven years from 1945-1952 (Kumano, 2007). Within the period of US occupation there were some political changes in Japan including the formation of New Constitution drafted and prepared by the US occupation forces. In the Constitution, Article 9 is the main focus where it imposed restrictions on Japan’s use of force. It is written in Article 9 that Japan forever renounce the use of force to settle international disputes and the right to maintain land, sea, and air forces or any war potential (The American Occupation of Japan, 1945-1952, 2009). In other words, Japan is not allowed to launch military attack and send troops to protect and assist their allies.
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According to 1947 Japan Constitution, Article 9 clearly mentioned that Japan would forever renounce war to resolve international dispute and they will never maintain any war potential regardless of air, ground or maritime. Engaging in collective self-defence indicated Japan would need to engage in foreign war to support its ally even though they are not under direct attack. Expanding military capacity is a must if Japan engages in collective self-defence. Therefore, these are said to be violating the Article 9. Besides, it is written in Japanese Constitution under Article 96 that any amendment of article need to have majority support, making the amendment process complicated. In this issue, Abe’s government did not gain public support and he ignored the public opinion. A survey was done based on the reaction towards the issue and it showed 90% of scholars were disagreed with it (Soble, 2015). Despite the fact that this issue received a majority disagree, Abe continued to with his intention to revise Article 9. Therefore, Abe’s New Security Law is unconstitutional.
Besides, Japanese people were unwilling to engage in war (Yoshida & Aoki, 2015). Changing the security laws revived Japan’s position as a normal state which has the power to declare war against other countries (Soble, 2015). This horrified the Japanese people because
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Besides, Philippines brought the case concerning the legality of China’s claim over the nine-dotted line increased the tension between both countries. Therefore, Philippines decided to join Japan in balancing China’s power in South China Sea.
In 2015, Philippines and Japan have had established closer defence ties and held a series of joint naval exercises in the South China Sea (Tatsumi, 2015). The Philippines has also collaborate in other maritime exercises with both the United States and Japan (Panda,
2015). In addition, Japan also promised to provide logistic support and help Philippines to build their capacity by transferring defence equipment to Philippines (Panda, 2015).
However, there is no formal alliance between Japan and Philippines and this indicates that
Japan will not directly assist Philippines when it is in conflict but Japan’s SDF will be aiding US which in turn come as the aid to Philippines (Panda, 2015).
Philippines agreed with Japan’s new security law because US is the strongest alliance of
Japan and Philippines ought to reinforce the alliance with US by granting US’s
Japan led a ruthless assault in the Pacific for fifteen years. This small island was able to spread imperialism and terror to neighboring countries through means of force and brutality. Japan even attempted to combat and overcome European and Western countries such as Russia and the United States. Even with an extreme militaristic government, Japan was unable to achieve the glory it was promised and hoped for. The Pacific War analyzes Japan’s part in the war and what the country could have done to prevent such a tragedy.
One reason Japan assaulted U.S.A. Navy was because the "New World Order.” “The ideals of Japan... are represented by the principle that the benevolent rule of the Emperor may be extended so as to embrace the whole world."(Doc. A) The beliefs Japanese grew up with were that the Emperor was sublime and his empire should be followed everywhere nerveless by everyone. They were trained to be dedicated; willing to do anything to please their superior. “An old order... (European and American)... is now crumbling.”(Doc. A) Great Britain,
The Japanese government believed that the only way to solve its economic and demographic problems was to expand into its neighbor’s territory and take over its import market, mostly pointed at China. To put an end on that the United States put economic sanctions and trade embargoes. We believed that if we cut off their resources and their source of federal income than they would have no choice but to pull back and surrender. But the
Starting in the early 1930’s, the Japanese began to display their great imperialistic dreams with ambition and aggression. Their goal was to create a "Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere" where they controlled a vast empire in the western Pacific.1 In September of 1939, Japan signed the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis Treaty, allying themselves with Germany and Italy in an effort to safeguard their interests in China from the Soviet Union. Japan’s only major obstacle left lay in the significant size of the United States Pacific Fleet. To rid themselves of this, Japan attacked the United States Pacific Fleet in hopes of crippling it enough to prevent any further hindrance from the US. Although Japan began the War in the Pacific on the offensive, winning many battles and gaining significant territories, the tide quickly turned in favor of the US because of the their dominating industrial capacity. Thus, the Japanese began to resort to ghastly measures to prevent a humiliating defeat.
It is recognized, then, by all that even wars must have limits. The limits that must be applied are essentially in the Geneva Conventions plus other treaties of international humanitarian law. All the countries participation in WWII accepted these terms, however Japan failed to follow through and ignored the laws.
One of, if not the most influential part, of allowing the bombs to drop is because of the mentality of the Japanese military and the pull they had in politics. As Maddox stated, “[t]he army, not the Foreign Office controlled the situation” (Maddox, pg. 286). Although Japan had an influential leader in regards to their emperor, the military wanted to and would have engag...
However, amid a global economic crisis, the military came to the fore, and Japan eventually marched down the road to war. With the end of World War II in 1945 Japan put into effect a new Constitution, committed itself to becoming a peace-seeking democracy, and successful in relaunching its economy. In 1956, the nation’s entry into the United Nations was approved.
In the end Japan was driven to war by the fact that the military had control of the country. The army thought that an attack on Pearl Harbour would prove vital if they were to become equally as powerful as America and have a fighting chance in the war which had seemed inevitable for a long time.
Society can be very diminishing and very hurtful. I say hurtful by the way many people criticize one another by the way we walk, talk, and act with others or even alone. As we grow older we fall into different categories such as community, religion, and the list goes on. In between all that there is certain norms and values to follow. There are certain types of norms and values we have to follow in our community to not get harassed. First, before I committed a norm violation and making an observation I had to be able to understand what values, norms, folkways, sanctions, and mores were. “Values are ideas of what is desirable in life. Values underlie our preferences, guide our choices, and indicate what we hold worthwhile in life” (Henslin,
Stetson Conn (1990) wrote “For several decades the Japanese population had been the target of hostility and restrictive action.” It was easy for the government to take advantage of the Japanese-Americans because they were already the target of aggression. Since the Japanese population was already in such a low position in society, taking advantage of their circumstances was easy for the government. The Japanese found themselves having to defend their presence in a country that was supposed to be accepting; this also happened to the Chinese before the Japanese. (Terry, 2012)
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. (n.d.). Global Article 9 Campaign. Retrieved February 10, 2014, from http://www.article-9.org/en/what/index.html
World War II was a time of heightened tension. The entire world watched as fascism and dictatorships battled against democracy and freedom in the European theater. The United States looked on, wishing to remain neutral and distant from the war. On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese, officially drawing the U.S. into the war. Thousands of young sailors died in the attack and several U.S. Navy vessels were sunk. The attack marked the beginning of the United States’ involvement in World War II as well as the beginning of the persecution of Japanese Americans in the U.S. Hysteria and outrage increased across the country and largely contributed to the authority’s decision to act against the Japanese. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, allowing the military to place anyone of Japanese lineage in restri...
Japanese militarism occurred not by an organized plan but rather through passive acceptance by the Japanese public, and was arguably inevitable. An obedient Japanese public intertwined with religious justification, also combined with an independent army were two factors that pushed Japan toward militarism in the 1930 's.Once Japan commenced on the path of militarism it found that because of China’s disorganised state, still suffering from the Opium Wars, it could be easily defeated. This increased Japan 's sense of superiority and their views of nationalism. This sense of superiority grew as following the 1931 Manchurian incident, Japan invaded Manchuria then most of China, with the military acting independent of the government. After the occupation of China and Manchukuo, the League of Nations refused to support them, Japan left the League of Nations. Yōsuke Matsuoka, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs address to the League of Nations, simply said “were not coming
Japan had always been an ally of the United States. Japan tried to collect their share of treasure from Versailles. Japan ran into some troubles, Woodrow Wilson. Wilson rejected Japan’s claim to German concessions in Shantung. Duan Qirui, a Chinese warlord and politician had borrowed money from Japan to make China’s army stronger. Japan used that loan and wanted it to be repaid by getting the concessions in Shantung. In 1921, at the Naval Conference the US pressured the Britain’s to end their 20 year alliance with the Japanese. Japan was now isolated, Stalin’s unhappy empire to the north, t...
Japan was one of the major powers of Axis Powers during the World War II. From 1937 to 1945, Japan started a series of wars, and resulted in millions of casualties along the way. Japanese battlefield consists of three parts: China, Pacific and Southeastern Asia. Japanese started these wars because they wanted to gain resources and war advantages for their own country. Japan committed crimes against humanity during their wars, which means they neglected human dignity and degraded human value by humiliation. During the Sino-Japanese War, the Pearl Harbor Attack and wars in Southeastern Asia, Japan, in pursuit of self-interest, violated human rights and committed crimes against humanity.