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
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
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,
Japanese aggression originated in the fall of 1931 when the explosion of a section of the South Manchurian Railway in northern China occurred, causing Japan’s Kwangtung Army, who was guarding the railroad, to exchange fire with the Chinese Army and then proceed to occupy all of Manchuria. Soon after, the Kwangtung Army set up a puppet government and renamed the region Manchukuo. The Chinese Army claimed that the Japanese purposely blew up part of the railroad to initiate a confrontation and therefore a reason to occupy Manchuria.2 Later, in 1937, Japan decided to go ahead with plans to further invade China, and conquered most of the northern and eastern regions within a year. This was later t...
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.
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.
...feat of Japan in World War 2). With the changes of the nature of power, Japan by balancing out aggressive economic policies and a quiet military buildup, was able to build herself up to become a prominent player in the international sphere today. In closing, while Japan’s policies today in general have been skewered towards the arguments of the ‘Gentleman’, increasingly Japan has considered more realist concerns of security in the escalation of tensions of the East Asian geopolitical sphere. Chomin’s Discourse has nonetheless served as a prophetic blueprint for more than a century of Japan policy-making.
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)
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...
In 1927, Prime Minister Baron Tanaka Giichi revealed this to the Emperor Hirohito. It provided the necessary steps to conquer Asia. Their effort on world domination, for the most part, succeeded. But by introducing to the world to a new kind of war. A war of deliberate terrorism, of deliberate mass murder. Military advisor, General William Mayor said, when explaining Japanese justification on the un-declared war with China, that “once more Japanese honour had been insulted, once more the insult must be avenged.” This is an example of how strong the Japanese nationalism views were held, and how focused they were on seeing themselves as the leaders of Asia. Japan relied heavily upon American oil and metals to supply its war effort in China. Any threat to stop those exports would have a significant impact on Japanese plans. In hopes of giving pause to Japanese plans, the United States in May 1939, notified Japan that it was withdrawing from the 1911 Treaty of Commerce. According to terms of the treaty, in six months the United States would be free to limit or terminate exports to Japan. But to surrender or back down for the Japanese is worse than suicide, as it harms their honour. And so Japan continued its war in China. Even after the six months passed, the U.S government hesitated freezing assets to Japan. Believing that it would force Japan to invade to get new sources of
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,
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...
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...
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.