What is the article 9 argument in Japan?
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Article 9 is a statement declaring Japan Will Never Declare War on a foreign nation .
It’s a hold over from post WWII Japan and the government that was put in place after it.
The last time Japan was going Declaring war all over the place it ended poorly for them and they also ended up with quite a few war crimes under their belt. People have been arguing for the removal of this article, but some argue that leaving it shows Japan’s respect for the events that transpired during the war and removing this article should display the opposite sentiment politically. However Japan is arguing(and it has merit) that this article was imposed on them unnaturally it places a threat on their sovereignty, as this article, without any changes, would in theory prevent Japan of defending their own territory in the event of a war breaking out in the East(ie: China using this article to undermine Japan and keep them out of a conflict they provoke).
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