Japan Enters a New Phase in Its History

 

Japan Enters a New Phase in Its History

 
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has strongly favored amending the constitution to eliminate Article 9. This would enable Japan to maintain a military. It would also allow Japan to put World War II behind it, by abandoning a limitation that has made it different from all other countries. This week’s parliamentary election result was for the most part a statement about where the Japanese public stands on the major issue of Article 9.