Международная общественная организация «Федерация мира и согласия» (стр. 3 )

B. Tkachenko

Japan on the path of militarism, revenge and review of the Article 9 of the Constitution and World War II outcomes in the Far East

After breaking down USSR was derivated geopolitical vacuum on all the Euroasian room from Baltic up to Pacific. It boosts potentially extremely dangerous for Russia growth of activity of such Far East center of force, what Japan is.

Official Tokyo for a long time obtains a possibility for a justification of depositing in the Constitution of country of variations producing of Japan the right to involve the armed forces behind its limits. In 2001, the parliament of Japan has accepted the parcel of the acts as the relevant premise for a consequent heightening of a military role of Japan not only in Asian-Pacific region, but also all over the world. The speech goes about revision of limitations on usage of "right to self-defense" (9-th paper of the Constitution of Japan).

As is known, the state, which one existed in Japan till September 2, 1945, in a post-war period was disassembled. The new state in Japan, and in its new boundaries, was created in a post-war period under check of the conquered mandatory powers — USA, USSR and Great Britain. The unconditional surrender meant disassembly of military and political patterns of the Japanese state, termination by them of the imperious authorities, and also partial loss by it of the sovereignty. Under check of the allied mandatory powers-winners the new constitution and new state structure of Japan was created. According to a paper 9 these Constitutions, Japan dropped a right to declare war and to have the applicable armed forces for a solution of foreign-policy problems.

In the Potsdam declaration from July 26, 1945 the ultimatums to Japan were pushed, which one envisioned killing militarism in Japan (paper 6), killing of capacity of Japan to conduct war " (paper 7), was prohibited to have a defense industry (paper 11).

For legal decor of modern military ambitions, the cabinet council of Japan has received in 2001 to the ministry of the justice of Japan to study indispensable legal aspects of waiving of 9-th paper. The majority of the population of Japan completely maintains government in this problem.

The laws, accepted in 2001, on support American "of antiterrorist operation" will be utillized Tokyo for removal of self-restraints in military sphere and gradual extension of a zone of Japanese military influencing. In these purposes the Japaneses try to involve the marine forces to harden, first of all, in proximate to country probable theatre of act of war — the Southern-Chinese sea. Thus, Japanese forces of self-defense actually I acquire "police functions" in region of Southeast Asia. In armed forces of country the opening-up for support of battle operatings with usage of modern aspects of a weapon of mass destruction, in particular biological is unrolled.

The revision of 9-th paper of the Constitution of Japan can reduce not only in revival of militarism in Japanese company, but also that Japan will appear in a role of a source of military tension and reason of destabilising of a situation in region, the consequences that now are difficult for forecasting.

D. Rothauser

Article Nine, America’s Gift to Japan

The present article describes the political situation in post-war world and peculiarities of relations between Japan and USA during that period. Soon after the ratification of peace Constitution of Japan, in 1950, USA tried to make Japan drop Article 9 as they wanted Japan to fight for the U. S. against North Korea. Instead of dropping it, Japan preferred to embrace Article Nine as though it was a gift from heaven. As a result, Japan has prospered as one of the world’s economic giants and more importantly has lived in peace for 62 years. If Japan had dropped Article Nine in 1950, it most certainly would have gone to war against North Korea—then China, Vietnam. The problem is that Japan has lived for 62 years under the illusion of American security until 9/11. Now America can no longer protect her friends and allies, she is even incapable of protecting her own people. But Japan has a real advantage - the Peace Constitution, which made Japan the world leader for peace. Now Japan has an opportunity to inspire other nations to embrace the idea of peace as an organizing principle where non-violence and peace become one and the same. Now she has the power to become independent from the illusion of American security, to urge abolition of nuclear weapons and support its Article Nine and Peace so doing Japan will become a beacon of hope to the world.

The initiative to drop Article Nine should be seen as a warning. It is necessary to urge USA Administration to take a new initiative to support the Japanese Peace Constitution as a model for world peace. It is not Japan alone who needs Article Nine. It is the world. Now in America there is a bill before Congress to create a Department of Peace in USA government, which will become an inspiration and a challenge to America as a true super power to lead the way to a world free from the weapons of mass destruction. As a second step the author proposes that America amends its Constitution to include its own version of Article Nine. The leadership of Japan has an opportunity to lead by example.

O. Shcherbakov

Historical memory in Russia-Japan relations

The present article covers the impact of historical memory aspects on relations between Russia and Japan. The author considers that the connection of historical memory with communicative and cultural memory is essential. Relations between Japan and Russia have developed since the end of the XIXth century. Historical memory of Asian nations related to the developments of past is represented by different models, structures and is studied from different perspectives. Russian researchers, who don’t speak Japanese, do not take into account basic principles and positions of Japan. Japanese researchers who don’t speak Russian also do not study principles of Russian party. Each party considers historical memory of another one on the basis of its own national psychology. In order to solve the problems caused by different types of memory, the author proposes the following: to carry out the contacts between leaders of two of three powers, as well as the contacts in the range of public diplomacy. Moreover, the two nations have one goal: to prevent military conflicts. Representatives of Japanese and Russian societies carry out joint peacekeeping operations. 

Zh. Bazhenova

The Battle of Okinawa in Memory of Okinawans

The article explores remembrance of the Battle of Okinawa for Okinawans. Many Okinawans reject orthodox Japanese interpretations of the battle. The most controversial issue explores the Japanese military’s brutal treatment of the Okinawan people. The facts of the massacres, mass suicides are described. A strong sense of identity/identification and belonging/alienation under-scores the memory of the wartime. Nowadays Okinawa has championed the peace movement drawing on the human experience of suffering as the means of communicating the evils of war. 

L. Areshidze

Features of new defense policy of Japan in East Asian region

It is worth notice how R20;pacifist JapanR21; who proclaimed the three non-nuclear principles only in midst of the Cold War in the second half of XX century now transforms itself in the military country with the up-to-date  war technology and nuclear aspirations and does it when the Cold War was over. Simultaneously  the foreign policy of Japan  also becomes belligerent including the policy toward Russia. On August 2007  the senior official of Russian Foreign Ministry Mr. Kamyinin stated as a very dangerous trend  that Tokyo tried to politically load the territorial problem between Russia and Japan and  was going  to revise  the results of the Second World war. It is quite natural  that the  new military policy of Japan today is going along with the militant foreign policy.

The new Pattern of Military policy of Japan consists of some new striking trends. The author analyses the  following 5 new features of it. First - Japan clearly  demonstrates the preparations to alter the Constitution in order to revise its Article 9 which includes R20;the refusal of taking part in a WarR21; into a new one including the measures for fortifying  the National  Defense.  Second R11; the Parliament of Japan  has adopted the missions of Japanese army abroad and permitted to take part in the confrontations battles. The third R11; Japan has become more active in  its intelligence service activity abroad. The forth R11; Japan is expanding the works of constructing the national  anti-missile system  and provides its territory for disposition of the American  anti-missile system. The fifth R11; Japan is preparing its infrastructure to become a nuclear state and she uses its supercomputer that produces 10 quadrillions per second  to simulate the nuclear explosions.  Japan is going to use arm plutonium as the main material for producing the  nuclear bombs.

All those new features of the military policy of today Japan is of our great concern. The article examines  the stated above  problems in details.

G. Gleba

“Little” tricks of big defense policy of Japan at the present stage

The analysis of last steps in the field of defense of Japan allows to draw a conclusion that official Tokyo, giving a close attention to the "defensive" policy, aspires to involve practically the military-political potential saved up to the present time within the limits of strategic installation on increase of the status in asia-pacific region and behind its limits.

Japanese any more do not hide the intentions to result a military-political role of the country of «rising sun» in the world in conformity with their economic and technological power. Japan more and more persistently apply for expansion of the participation in the decision of the international problems both global, and local character. The tendency on revision of the constitution of the country which main objective is distinctly was outlined not to admit revival of the Japanese militarism. Known article 9 of the basic law answered aspirations of post-war Japan to assign to itself image of the country deserving the international trust, and to uncooperative altitude overcoming to it of the countries which have become by its victims aggressive and a colonial policy.