Commenter Thread Comments on The penny drops by Liberal Japonicus 5 days ago The problem with that is that the constitution in general and Article 9 in particular were very much creations of MacArthur and GHQ. https://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/ronten/02ronten.html I think it has stayed in place because of the US defense umbrella, but to suggestion that it was the Japanese put this forward because they felt safe in the embrace of the US is ahistorical.
The problem with that is that the constitution in general and Article 9 in particular were very much creations of MacArthur and GHQ.
https://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/ronten/02ronten.html
I think it has stayed in place because of the US defense umbrella, but to suggestion that it was the Japanese put this forward because they felt safe in the embrace of the US is ahistorical.