Comments on: Commentary on Japan’s constitution

By: Liberal Japan » Blog Archive » Who’s controlling their military better, Japan or America?

Fri, 25 May 2007 06:33:31 +0000

[...] that changing Japan’s constitution adds to fears of growing militarism in Japan. The blog, Ampoten, has written about this bias, and points part of the blame at the influence of the Chinese press. [...]

By: Aceface

Aceface — Wed, 23 May 2007 13:43:48 +0000

Paul:

Give me a break,will you.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 23 May 2007 01:30:50 +0000

I hope they don’t amend article 89 though. Doing that would be a dangerous mix of shrine and state.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 23 May 2007 01:23:27 +0000

“allowing Japanese to carry arms abroad is like…”

Just being permitted to carry arms in their own country would help too. Speaking of amendments, the best one Japan could pass would enumerate the right to keep and bear arms. It would be a last resort if Chinese soldiers enter Japanese territory. Japan could force them out in the same way Afghanistan forced out the Soviet Union, the way Vietnam forced out the United States, or the way Iraq will also eventually force out the U.S.

“The Russians are deserting the Far East in ever greater numbers. This article goes so far as to suggest the Chinese buy the entire Russian Far East, lock, stock, and barrel. And some speculate that Vladivostok will before long revert to Chinese sovereignty and its former name of Haishenwei.”

If that happens, perhaps Japan will get the Chishima Islands back, and maybe even get a good deal on Sakhalin!

By: Peter Pan

Peter Pan — Tue, 22 May 2007 00:57:57 +0000

China’s concerns would be at least worth listening too if China didn’t have just as bad of a war history, in more recent years. If China didn’t have the second largest military budget, and the largest standing army in the world, Japan would have no need for a military, but with China, North Korea, and Russia for neighbors, it’s amazing Japan survived this long with out a military.

Who does China have to defend it self from? It talks about “Japan’s War of Aggression”, but it’s been in 3 wars since WW2 ended, all if which China was the aggressor. What does China need a military for? To enslave Taiwan, and perhaps spread it’s kingdom to what it once was to control all of Korea and the South China Sea?