NCJ Number
129237
Journal
Law and Contemporary Problems Volume: 53 Issue: 1 and 2 Dated: special issue (Winter/Spring 1990) Pages: 171-187
Date Published
1990
Length
17 pages
Annotation
The article looks at the 1947 constitution ban of all armed forces for all purposes in Japan in light of the development of Japan's Self-Defense Force which has the third largest military budget in the world.
Abstract
The background for this ban of armed forces provision in the 1947 constitution is discussed along with how and when the Self-Defense Forces were created. The build-up period is addressed, including which foreign and internal political forces yielded in this build-up. Three Japanese Supreme Court cases are examined with regard to self-defense needing a standing military force: the Sunakawa case; the Naganuma case; and the Hyakuri Base case. The Japanese Socialist Party's position is examined along with the positions of other Japanese political parties. An American's analysis of the article banning armed forces and the relationship between the United States military community and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces concludes the article. 62 notes