Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Japanese lawmakers OK greater
overseas role for military
Japan's parliament passed a law to
allow the military to fight overseas for the first time since the end of World
War Two 70 years ago. Many Japanese are attached to the pacifist provisions in
the constitution which forbid fighting overseas to resolve international
conflicts except in cases of self-defense. Though the changes re-interpret
rather than formally change the constitution, critics argue that this will
violate the pacifist constitution and could lead Japan into unnecessary US-led
wars abroad.
The new legislation would allow
Japan's military to mobilize overseas when Japan is attacked, or when a close
ally is attacked, and the result threatens Japan's survival and poses a clear
danger to people, and there is no other appropriate means available to ensure
Japan's survival and protect its people.
Enjoy reading and learning what
this re-interpretation of the pacifist constitution could mean to Japan and its
neighbors.
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