Japanese politicians' proposal to include the Self-Defense Forces in the constitution sparks heated debate

【Takahashi Asako claims to write the Self-Defense Forces into the Constitution】After entering the second half of the campaign for the Japanese House of Representatives election, the confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties has become intense. Takahashi Asako said: "Why can't we write the Self-Defense Forces into the Constitution? Please let me amend the Constitution to position it as a force of strength."

The joint party leader of the Nakaichi Reform United Party, Hashimoto Yoshihiko, stated in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture: "I will uphold the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. We must build a country that does not provoke war and is not involved in war."

Article 9, Paragraph 2 of the Japanese Constitution stipulates that Japan "shall not maintain land, naval, or air forces or other war potential, and shall not recognize the right of belligerency of the state." The Japan Self-Defense Forces were established in 1954, which is later than the promulgation of the Japanese Constitution in 1947, so the existence of the Japan Self-Defense Forces has been in a constitutional violation status.

Previously, many Japanese prime ministers have repeatedly pushed to amend Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, or add provisions regarding the Self-Defense Forces in the Japanese Constitution, intending to make the Self-Defense Forces legal. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe once called for "clearly writing the existence of the Self-Defense Forces in the Constitution to put an end to the debate over unconstitutionality."

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856070730281993/

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