Mr. Abe’s highest political goal is to replace the Constitution written and imposed upon the Japanese by the American Army following World War II. For 67 years, not a single word has been amended. Mr. Abe strongly feels that the Constitution imposes an onerous restriction on Japanese sovereignty and is outdated. Still, as critics point out, he should know that the Constitution’s primary function is to check government power. It is not something that can be altered by the whim of government. Otherwise, there is no reason to bother with having a constitution at all.
アメリカ大使からニューヨーク・タイムズへの謝罪声明文は下記:
Our goal is not to “replace” the Constitution, as the editorial argues, but instead to revisit the interpretation of certain clauses of the Constitution in light of significantly changed circumstances in the Asia-Pacific region since its enactment in 1947.
The Japanese, including Prime Minister Abe, believe in the spirit of Article 9 of the Constitution and have no intention of revising the war-renouncing charter. We are confident about the maturity of our democracy.
KENICHIRO SASAE Ambassador of Japan Washington, May 13, 2014
The New York Times:
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851.
It has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization.
Mr. Abe’s highest political goal is to replace the Constitution written and imposed upon the Japanese by the American Army following World War II. For 67 years, not a single word has been amended. Mr. Abe strongly feels that the Constitution imposes an onerous restriction on Japanese sovereignty and is outdated. Still, as critics point out, he should know that the Constitution’s primary function is to check government power. It is not something that can be altered by the whim of government. Otherwise, there is no reason to bother with having a constitution at all.
アメリカ大使からニューヨーク・タイムズへの謝罪声明文は下記:
Our goal is not to “replace” the Constitution, as the editorial argues, but instead to revisit the interpretation of certain clauses of the Constitution in light of significantly changed circumstances in the Asia-Pacific region since its enactment in 1947.
The Japanese, including Prime Minister Abe, believe in the spirit of Article 9 of the Constitution and have no intention of revising the war-renouncing charter. We are confident about the maturity of our democracy.
KENICHIRO SASAE Ambassador of Japan Washington, May 13, 2014
The New York Times:
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851.
It has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization.
Mr. Abe’s highest political goal is to replace the Constitution written and imposed upon the Japanese by the American Army following World War II. For 67 years, not a single word has been amended. Mr. Abe strongly feels that the Constitution imposes an onerous restriction on Japanese sovereignty and is outdated. Still, as critics point out, he should know that the Constitution’s primary function is to check government power. It is not something that can be altered by the whim of government. Otherwise, there is no reason to bother with having a constitution at all.
佐々江駐米大使からニューヨーク・タイムズへの謝罪声明文は下記:
Our goal is not to “replace” the Constitution, as the editorial argues, but instead to revisit the interpretation of certain clauses of the Constitution in light of significantly changed circumstances in the Asia-Pacific region since its enactment in 1947.
The Japanese, including Prime Minister Abe, believe in the spirit of Article 9 of the Constitution and have no intention of revising the war-renouncing charter. We are confident about the maturity of our democracy.
KENICHIRO SASAE Ambassador of Japan Washington, May 13, 2014
The New York Times:
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851.
It has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization.
The right to self-defense, including the right to combat terror, is a cornerstone of international law, enshrined in the UN Charter (Article 51)
CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS Article 51 Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs.
inherent right = natural right
natural right: The right to feel safe, therefore the right to protect ourselves and our - John Locke
CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS Article 2 4 All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.
VIENNA CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF TREATIES Article 27 Internal law and observance of treaties A party may not invoke the provisions of its internal law as justification for its failure to perform a treaty.
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Tenth Amendment, 1791 The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Mr. Abe’s highest political goal is to replace the Constitution written and imposed upon the Japanese by the American Army following World War II. For 67 years, not a single word has been amended. Mr. Abe strongly feels that the Constitution imposes an onerous restriction on Japanese sovereignty and is outdated. Still, as critics point out, he should know that the Constitution’s primary function is to check government power. It is not something that can be altered by the whim of government. Otherwise, there is no reason to bother with having a constitution at all.
佐々江駐米大使からニューヨーク・タイムズへの謝罪声明文は下記:
Our goal is not to “replace” the Constitution, as the editorial argues, but instead to revisit the interpretation of certain clauses of the Constitution in light of significantly changed circumstances in the Asia-Pacific region since its enactment in 1947.
The Japanese, including Prime Minister Abe, believe in the spirit of Article 9 of the Constitution and have no intention of revising the war-renouncing charter. We are confident about the maturity of our democracy.
KENICHIRO SASAE Ambassador of Japan Washington, May 13, 2014
The New York Times:
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851.
It has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization.
Mr. Abe’s highest political goal is to replace the Constitution written and imposed upon the Japanese by the American Army following World War II. For 67 years, not a single word has been amended. Mr. Abe strongly feels that the Constitution imposes an onerous restriction on Japanese sovereignty and is outdated. Still, as critics point out, he should know that the Constitution’s primary function is to check government power. It is not something that can be altered by the whim of government. Otherwise, there is no reason to bother with having a constitution at all.
佐々江駐米大使からニューヨーク・タイムズへの謝罪声明文は下記:
Our goal is not to “replace” the Constitution, as the editorial argues, but instead to revisit the interpretation of certain clauses of the Constitution in light of significantly changed circumstances in the Asia-Pacific region since its enactment in 1947.
The Japanese, including Prime Minister Abe, believe in the spirit of Article 9 of the Constitution and have no intention of revising the war-renouncing charter. We are confident about the maturity of our democracy.
KENICHIRO SASAE Ambassador of Japan Washington, May 13, 2014
The New York Times:
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851.
It has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization.
Mr. Abe’s highest political goal is to replace the Constitution written and imposed upon the Japanese by the American Army following World War II. For 67 years, not a single word has been amended. Mr. Abe strongly feels that the Constitution imposes an onerous restriction on Japanese sovereignty and is outdated. Still, as critics point out, he should know that the Constitution’s primary function is to check government power. It is not something that can be altered by the whim of government. Otherwise, there is no reason to bother with having a constitution at all.
佐々江駐米大使からニューヨーク・タイムズへの謝罪声明文は下記:
Our goal is not to “replace” the Constitution, as the editorial argues, but instead to revisit the interpretation of certain clauses of the Constitution in light of significantly changed circumstances in the Asia-Pacific region since its enactment in 1947.
The Japanese, including Prime Minister Abe, believe in the spirit of Article 9 of the Constitution and have no intention of revising the war-renouncing charter. We are confident about the maturity of our democracy.
KENICHIRO SASAE Ambassador of Japan Washington, May 13, 2014
The New York Times:
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851.
It has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization.
For many, this new effort to reinterpret Japan’s Constitution signals a sharp departure. Much of the criticism focuses on Abe himself, and his well-known desire to revise the Constitution.Critics see this debate on collective self-defense as simply a backhanded way of moving Japan further from its postwar commitment to renounce war. The New York Times went so far as to characterize this effort to reinterpret Article 9 as “an act [that] would undermine the democratic process,” a criticism that Japan’s ambassador to the United States, Kenichiro Sasae, roundly rejects.