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79th WIAPS Seminar

Date & Time

December 12, 2022 (Monday) 12:15-12:50

Venue

ZOOM Webinar

Intended Audience

WIAPS Full-time Faculty/Research Associates, WIAPS Exchange Researchers/Visiting Scholars/Visiting Researchers, GSAPS MA/PhD Students

Presentation1

Presenter

Benjamin James ASCIONE (Assistant Professor, GSAPS)

Presentation Theme

Narratives of Japan’s Article 9 Peace Clause

Abstract

This presentation examines the narratives that pro-constitutional revision political actors in Japan have promoted as part of their efforts to revise the Article 9 ‘peace clause’ of Japan’s post-war Constitution. These narratives include: (1) that the constitution was imposed by the United States, (2) that it has become obsolete over time, (3) that it irresponsibly stripped Japan of its security autonomy, (4) that it restricts Japan from making international contributions to peace, and, more recently, (5) Russia’s Ukraine invasion shows that Japan could be a victim if its use of force is continually restricted. It is then argued that these narratives can be grouped into two broader meta-narratives: the nationalist narrative of escaping the post-war regime and the internationalist narrative of upholding a rules-based international order.

 

 

 

Dates
  • 1212

    MON
    2022

Place

ZOOM Webinar

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Posted

Wed, 30 Nov 2022

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