Last May 3 was a holiday,
"The constitution's day".
Although,
most Japanese don't care about what day it is.
They're just enjoying the vacation.
Another thing is,
I found out that most people on this planet doesn't know that Japan has a constitution which no other nations have.
It is also called as "the peace constitution" with it's Article 9.
Article 9
(I translate:)
- Japanese citizens sincerely long for international peace based on justice and order, and eternally renounce the war exercised by the right of the state and threat by the military power or exercise the military power as means to solve international disputes.
- It doesn't hold land, sea and air forces to accomplish purpose of preceding clause. The nation's right of belligerency doesn't admit it.
But the problem is:
There's a possibility that this Article 9 might be REMOVED under the current government.
They say it's better to solve the strain,
that the truth that Japan has the "Self-Defense Force",
for the attack from the third power.
And that the "Self-Defense Force" is having the "Peace Activity" in Iraq.
On the other hand,
there are people who protest.
They say that removing Article 9 will bring Japan to strengthen the military,
which will destroy the military balance on far east.
And that Korea and China will take it as military threat.
Duh.
My opinion about the Article 9?
I think Japan has to convince Korea and China about Article 9 first,
before the argument of removal.
But I don't know any other nation arguing about the law which binds herself.

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