{"id":2646,"date":"2015-09-16T12:14:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T03:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2023-10-25T09:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T00:44:25","slug":"japan-security-bills-joint-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2015\/09\/16\/japan-security-bills-joint-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: \u201cNGO International Joint Statement against the security bills\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>NGO International Joint Statement Against the Security Bills<\/h3>\n<p>The following NGOs express our strong concern and opposition to the currently proposed Security Bills in Japan.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Through its colonial rule and aggressive wars in the Asia Pacific region, Japan caused great loss of life and violations of human rights, and the wounds from this are yet to be healed. Following its defeat 70 years ago, and based on the deep regret for the extensive sacrifice brought upon by the Japan-instigated war, the country determined to put an end to militarism, and on the foundation of Article 9 of the Constitution, made a promise to the world to abandon war. This \u201cpledge to not wage war\u201d has meant that Japan has not participated in combat activities overseas over the past 70 years.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>The security bills currently debated in Japan will allow the use of the right to collective self-defense, meaning Japan\u2019s participation in wars between other countries and the use of force overseas in the case of an armed attack against the United States or other closely allied countries. As well as this, it would under the name of international cooperation for peace broadly allow logistic activities undertaken alongside the use of force, including transportation of ammunition in conflicts in other countries. The armed conflicts or military logistic activities in which Japan would participate under the proposed bills have no geographic limitations, and Asia, the Middle East and Africa would broadly be included in its range.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>In Japan, many constitutional scholars have expressed their opinion that these bills go against Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, and the majority of citizens are against these bills. Yet, in July of this year the proposed bills were passed without sufficient debate in the House of Representatives, and they are now being discussed in the House of Councilors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>We are strongly opposed to the situation in which the people of the Asia Pacific region could once again be in the relationship of killing or being killed as a result of Japanese war actions, or that the region could once again experience the tragic disaster of war. We are also strongly against Japan\u2019s participation in war leading to Japan contributing to bloodshed in regions of the Middle East, Africa and so on which suffer through the scourge of war.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>We believe that it will not be possible to eradicate conflict from the world without resolving structural violence such as poverty, disparity, discrimination and oppression of human rights, which form a breeding ground for conflict or so-called terrorism. It is not possible to build a just order in the world without addressing such fundamental issues, and relying only on military force. In a world becoming more militarized and violent, Japan\u2019s pacifism, albeit imperfect, has the potential to be an alternative for building international peace through \u201cnot resolving international conflicts through armed force.\u201d The effort must be made for the whole international community to support this pacifism, and spread it further.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We hereby reiterate our opposition to the security bills currently being debated at the Japanese Diet, for their going against the hope of the global civil society.<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/94f3kbd5ad4ayoz\/%E3%80%90English%E3%80%91%20NGO%20Joint%20Statement%20Against%20the%20Security%20Bills.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0to download the statement<\/p>\n<h3>NGOs which endorsed to the statement (358 Organizations)<\/h3>\n<p>*The number includes organizations which sent after the deadline. The number which endorsed to the statement until the deadline is 331.<\/p>\n<h4>Japan (107 Organizations)<\/h4>\n<p>CWS Japan \/\u00a0Sapporo Freedom School \u2018YU\u2019 \/\u00a0Kannagawa Development Education Center \/\u00a0Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC) \/\u00a0Japan Overseas Christian Medical Cooperative Service (JOCS) \/\u00a0Japan Campaign to Ban Landmines (JCBL) \/\u00a0ayus:Network of Buddhists Volunteers on International Cooperation \/\u00a0NESTEP \/\u00a0Shanti Volunteer Association (SVA) \/\u00a0Empowerment For All \/\u00a0WE21 Japan \/\u00a0Yokohama NGO Network \/\u00a0Sangenjaya Magunum for Africa \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Yokosuka \/\u00a0Aspiring Citizens for Community \u00a0\/ Empowerment with sunny smile, Inc. \/\u00a0Asian Community Center 21 (ACC21) \/\u00a0The\u3000Association\u3000For\u3000International\u3000Mutual\u3000Understanding \/\u00a0People to People Aid, Japan \u00a0\/\u00a0P-nong Learning Center (PLC) \/\u00a0GCPEJ: Global Campaign for Peace Education Japan \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Izumi \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Kanazawa \/\u00a0Slow Living Movement \u00a0\/\u00a0WE21 Japan Hodogaya \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Yamato \/\u00a0Action for Solodarity, Equality, Environment, and Development (ASJ) \/\u00a0AHI: Asian Health Institute \/\u00a0The network for no war \/\u00a0The Association To Help Chernobyl, Chubu-District, Japan \/\u00a0FoE Japan \/\u00a0Human Rights Now \/\u00a0The Young Women\u2019s Christian Association of Japan \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Takatsu \/\u00a0Asian Network of Trust \/\u00a0Alternative People\u2019s Linkage in Asia \/\u00a0The international Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) \/\u00a0Japanese Committee for the Children of Palestine (JCCP) \/\u00a0CALL for IRAQ WAR INQUIRY \/\u00a0Africa Japan Forum \/\u00a0Earth Tree \/\u00a0Mekong Watch \/\u00a0Japan Iraq Medical Network (JIM-NET) \/\u00a0Fukuoka NGO Forum on ADB \/\u00a0Not For Sale Japan (NFSJ) \/\u00a0Fukuoka NGO Network (FUNN) \/\u00a0People\u2019s Forum on Cambodia, Japan (PEFOC,J) \/\u00a0Sustainable Academy Japan \/\u00a0Development Education Association and Resource Center \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Kouhoku \/\u00a0Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC) \/\u00a0Peace Support Association \/\u00a0the association which requests for lifting of the OMINESAN\u2019s NYONINKINSEI \/\u00a0Services for the Health in Asian &amp; African Regions (SHARE) \/\u00a0Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC) \/\u00a0Japan International Center for the Rights of the Child (C-Rights) \/\u00a0Terra Renaissance \/\u00a0Go! Fly! Wheelchairs \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Hiratsuka \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Sagamihara \/\u00a0Tokyo Occupational Safety&amp;Health Center (TOSHC) \/\u00a0Edogawa Kodomo Ombuds -Edogawa Child Advocacy Network \/\u00a0The NGO Collaboration Center for HANSHIN QUAKE Rehabilitation \/\u00a0Kobe Student Youth Center \/\u00a0The peace movement citizens group of that will not be fooled by war companies \/\u00a0Peace Support Association \/\u00a0The international Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism \/\u00a0Editing Committee of Shimonoseki citizen movement bulletin \u201cUMI\u201d \/\u00a0Japanese Committee for the Filippino \u201cComfort Women\u201d \/\u00a0We21 Japan Tsuzuki \/\u00a0Asian Farmars Exchane Center \/\u00a0Japan\u2019s Military Sexual Slaves Problem \u00a0\/ Committee of Church of Christ in Japan \/\u00a0Hanmadan \/\u00a0Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom, Japan Section \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Asahi \/\u00a0The citizens group of Shimonoseki that will promote showing \u201cThe 10 feet movie\u201d \/\u00a0Japan Catholic Council For Justice and Peace \/\u00a0Women\u2019s Active Museum on War and Peace(WAM) \/\u00a0Karez Health &amp; Educational Services \/\u00a0Violence Against Women in War Research Action Center \/\u00a0Eco Communication Center \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Isogo \/\u00a0JVC Kyushu Network \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Miyamae \/\u00a0International Center for Literacy and Culture \/\u00a0Nagoya NGO Center \/\u00a0Fukushima Beacon for Global Citizens Network (FUKUDEN) \/\u00a0Jippo \/\u00a0Action with Lao Children \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Tama \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Fujisawa \/\u00a0Pacific Asia Resource Center(PARC) \/\u00a0Network For Indoneeasian Democracy Japan (NINDJA) \/\u00a0\u201cHealth Assistance and Neighborhood\u3000Development Support Inc.\u3000(HANDS) \/\u00a0Development Support Inc\u201d \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Ninomiya \/\u00a0Friends for Peace \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Ebina \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Asao \/\u00a0Network for Burma Democracy \/\u00a0Trading companies on article 9 \/\u00a0OVERSEAs \/\u00a0ICBUW-Japan \/\u00a0Children Future Network \/\u00a0Women\u2019s Action Against FGM, Japan \/\u00a0Eco Messe \/\u00a0WE21 Japan Sakae<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Asia (182 Organizations)<\/h4>\n<p>\uff08India\uff09\u00a0Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha(MASUM) \/ National Convenor (PACTI) \/ Tamil Nadu Women\u2019s Fourm \/ Tamil Nadu Dalit Women\u2019s Movement \/ Women Coliation for Change \/ Rural Women Liberation Movement \/ Rural Workers\u00a0 Movement \/ State Alliance of People\u2019s Movement \/ Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP), India \/ Human Rights Society, India \/ Peoples\u2019\u00a0 Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), India \/ People\u2019s Watch India. \/ The Indian Association of Lawyers \/ Foundation of His Sacred Majesty \u00a0\/ \u00a0Laya\u3000\uff08Indonesia\uff09\u00a0INFID \/ Institut Titian Perdamaian (ITP), Indonesia \/ Konservasi Indonesia\uff08KOIN\uff09 \/ Yayasan Pembangunan Masyarakat Desa Papua\uff08YPMD\uff09 \/ The Union of Indonesian Buddhist Students\u00a0\/ PESADA \/ \u00a0Yayasan Pengembangan Masgarakat Desa Papua\u00a0(Australia)\u00a0Asia-Pacific Solidarity Coalition (APSOC) \/ BaseWatch, Australia \/ Independent and Peaceful Australia Network, Australia \/ Just Peace Qld, Australia \/ Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial Church, Australia \/ Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Australia\u00a0(Korea)\u00a0Korean House for International Solidarity\u3000\/ People\u2019s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy \/ Women Dalit Association \/ The Buddhist Solidarity for Reform \/ The Buddhist Academy \/ People\u2019s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) \/ Citizens\u2019 Coalition for Democratim Media\u00a0 \/ Citizen\u2019s Coalition for Economic Justice KOREA REUNFICATION SOCIETY(CCEJ) \/ Civil Peace Forum\u00a0 \/ Peace Education Project MOMO \/ Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea\u00a0 \/ INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF ENGAGED BUDDHISTS (INEB) \/ The Network for Buddhist Civil Society in Korea \/ Jogye Order Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Society \/ Buddhist Ecological Contents Institute \/ Korea Center for United Nations Human Rights Policy (KOCUN) \/ Minbyun-Lawyers for a Democratic Society \/ Institute for Religion and Gender Research \/\u00a0Anti War Peace Solidarity \/ Catholic Human Rights Committee \/ Center for Peacemuseum \/ CHUN TAE-IL Memorial Society \/ Citizens\u2019 Coalition for Democratim Media \/ Citizen\u2019s Coalition for Economic \/ Justice KOREA REUNFICATION SOCIETY(CCEJ) \/ Civil Peace Forum \/ Civilian Military Watch \/ Eco Horizon Institute \/ Friends of Asia \/ Imagination For International Solidarity \/ Institute for Law and Human Rights in Society \/ Korea Federation for Environmental Movements \/ Korea Women Workers Association \/ Korea Women\u2019s Hotline \/ Korean Women\u2019s Association United \/ Korean Women\u2019s Environmental Network \/ Life Peace Solidarity \/ Movement for One Korea \/ National Campaign for Eradication of Crimes by U.S. troops in Korea \/ Peace Education Project MOMO \/ Peace Network \/ Peace Nomad \/ People\u2019s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy(PSPD) \/ People\u2019s Solidarity for Social Progress \/ Professors for Democracy(PD) \/ Pyeongtaek PEACE CENTER \/ SARANGBANG group for Human Rights \/ Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea \/ Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea(SPARK) \/ Sustainable Society Institute \/ The April 9 Unification &amp; Peace Foundation \/ Ulsan Solidarity for Human Rights \/ Won-Buddhism Human Rights Committee \/ Council for volunteer corps issue in Busan \/ Citizens group for helping comfort women in Bashou \/ Young Korean Academy \/ The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan \/ The Center for Historical Truth and Justice \/ Korean Council for Compensation for the Victims of WWII \/ The Civic Group Supporting Chosun Womens who had forced Labor \/ Korean Committee of Anti Yasukuni Joint Counteraction \/ Korea Youth Buddhist Association \/ GSND ASPA(Gyeongsangnam-do Association of self-sufficiency Promotion Agency) \/ Gyeongnam Province Self Sufficiency Center \/ April Revolution Society \/ April Revolution Society \/ Korean Institute of Religious Freedom \/ JUNGTO SOCIETY \/\u00a0YWCA of Korea\u00a0(Cambodia)\u00a0Cambodian League for the Promotion &amp; Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) \/ Day Ku Aphiwat (DKA), Cambodia \/ Buddhists and Khmer Society Network \/ Cambodian Food and Service Workers\u2019 Federation (CFSWF) \/ Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Communtiy(CCFC) \/ Sahmakum Teang Tnaut \u2013 STT \/ Peace Bridges Organization\u00a0(Singapore)\u3000Cambodian League for the Promotion &amp; Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)\u3000\uff08SriLanka\uff09\u00a0INFORM Human Rights Documentation Centre \/ Mothers and Daughters of Lanka \/ Human Development Organisation \/ Centre for Women and Development \/ National Fisheries Solidarity Movement[NAFSO] \/ Community Development Services (CDS) \/ Centre for Policy Alternatives \/ Rights Now Collective for Democracy \/ Families of the Disappeared ( FoD ) \/ Right to Life Human Rights Center\u00a0(Thailand)\u3000People\u2019s Empowerment Foundation, Thailand \/ Dhammadrops foundation \/ MAP Foundation\u00a0(Taiwan)\u00a0Green Formosa Front Taiwan, Taiwan \/ Buddhist Hongshi College\u00a0(Nepal)\u3000Tewa Women Fund Nepal \/ Soars -Society for Action and Research for Sustainable Development \/ Pro public \/ Nagarik Aawaj \/ Women Human right Single women group Nepal \/ Sathi \/ Orek Nepal \/ Jagaran Nepal \/ Women Guidance Association \/ Indigenous Women Association Nepal \/ SWOG, Social Workers Group Nepal \/ Friend Service Council Nepal \/ Accountability Watch Committee, Nepal \/ Nepal Natural and Human Resources Development Assiciation (NAHUDA), Nepal \/ Swatantrata Abhiyan, Nepal \/ WOREC Nepal \/ Tansen Nursing School \/ Nepal Mahila Bishwasi Sangh(YWCA of Nepal) \/ Nepal Institute of Development Studies (NIDS) \/ Lalitpur Nursing Campus \/ All Nepal Peasants Federation \/ Asia Pacific Farmers Forum, South Asia Coordination Office \/ South Asia Peasants Coalition, Kathmandu\u00a0 \/ National Human Rights to Food Network, Kathmandu\u00a0 \/ National Economic Association Nepal \/ Didibahini Nepal \/ Ban Landmine Campaign Nepal\u00a0(New Zealand)\u00a0IMPAECT* Inc.\u00a0 (Bangladesh)\u00a0\/ SHELTER \/ Center for Bangladesh Studies (CBS), Bangladesh \/ Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) \/ Bangladesh Protibandhi Kallyan Somity\u3000(BPKS) \/ Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate, Bangladesh \/ IMA Research Foundation \/ PARBATYA BOUDDHA MISSION(PBM) \u00a0\uff08East Timor\uff09\u3000Permaculture Timor Lorosa\u2019e \/ Kdalak Sulimutuk Institute \/ Peace Centre of Universidade Nacional Timor-Lorosae \/ Kadalak Sulimuk Institute (KSI), Timor Leste(Burma \/ Myammar)\u00a0Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (Altsean-Burma) \/ Burma Partnership, Burma\/Myanmar \/ Alternative Education for Social Engagement \/ Thinking Classroom Foundation (TCF) \/\u00a0National Network for Education Reform (NNER) \u00a0\/\u00a0\u00a0(Philippines)\u00a0MIGRANTE Japan \/ Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance) \u2013 Japan \/ Kalipunan ng mga Filipinong Nagkakaisa (KAFIN) \/ Philippine Migrant Advocacy Center (Nagoya), \/ GABRIELA Japan \/ Tanggol Migrante Network \u2013 Japan \/ Cordillera Green Network \/ Center for Peace Education, Miriam College, Philippines \/ Generation Peace Youth Network, Philippines \/ GZO Peace Institute, Philippines \/ Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID), Philippines \/ Matuwid Na Singil Sa Kuryente (MSK), Philippines \/ Philippine Council for Peace and Global Education, Philippines \/ Waging Peace Philippines \/ KANESHIGE FARM-RURL CAMPUS(KF-RC) \u3000(Hong Kong)\u3000The Asian Human Rights Commission \/ YMCA of Hong Kong(Maleysia)\u3000Malaysian Network of Engaged Buddhists\u00a0(Mongol)\u00a0The Centre for Human Rights and Development \u00a0\/\u00a0Mongolian Education Alliance<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>North America\u00a0(26 Organizations)<\/h4>\n<p>(USA)\u00a0GPPAC North America \/ Peace &amp; Economic Security Program \/ American Friends Service Committee. \/ Clear View Project \/ Upaya Zen Center \/ Veterans For Peace NYC Chapter 34 \/ Buddhist Association of the United States \/ HealthWrights \/ Popular Resistance \/ Foreign Policy in Focus \/ Veterans For Peace NYC Chapter 34 \/ Code Pink \/ WESPAC Foundation \/ Boulder Eco-Dharma group \/ The Islah Reparations Project \/ Justice for Fallujah Project \/ Peace Action New York State \/ Non-Violence International \/ Massachusetts Peace Action \/ Youth Arts New York\/Hibakusha Stories\u00a0\u00a0(Canada)\u00a0Peace Philosophy Centre \/ Montreal Save Article 9 \/ LICADHO Canada \/ Vancouver Save Article 9 \/ Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, Canada \/ Toronto Save Article 9<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Europe\u00a0(15 Organizations)<\/h4>\n<p>\uff08UK\uff09\u3000Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, \/ Campaign Against Arms Trade, UK \/ Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com \/ Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers\u00a0(Italy)\u3000Centro di documentazione \u2018Semi sotto la neve\u2019 \u3000\uff08Ukraina\uff09\u3000Chernobyl Hostages\u00a0(Netherlands)\u3000Stop Wapenhandel\/Stop Arms Trade, The Netherlands\u3000\uff08Slovakia\uff09\u00a0Human Rights Institute, Slovakia\u00a0(Germany)\u00a0German East Asia Mission (DOAM) \/ Koreanische Frauengruppe in Deutschland \/ German Peace Society-United War Resisters (DFG-VK), Germany \/ Chungnoh Gross :Korean peace group in Germany \/ Overseas Duesseldorf(Finland)\u00a0Kehys\u3000\uff08France\uff09\u00a0Droit et Solidarite\u00a0(Belarus)\u00a0YWCA of Belarus<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Middle East\/Central Asia\/Africa (18\u00a0Organizations)<\/h4>\n<p>(Israel)\u00a0Gush Shalom\u00a0(Iraq)\u00a0INSAN\u3000Iraqi Society for relief &amp; development \/ AL\u3000GHAZL\u00a0\uff08Lebanon\uff09\u00a0Organization for Civil Activities, Lebanon \/ Permanent Peace Movement, Lebanon\u00a0\uff08Jordan\uff09Energy Conservation &amp; sustainable Environment \/\u00a0E_case Society\u3000\uff08Afghanistan\uff09\u00a0Afghan NGOs\u2019 Coordination Bureau \/ Afghan Public Welfare Organisation( APWO) \/ \u00a0Afghan Community and Rehabilitation Unit (ACRU) \/\u00a0 Feminine Solidarity for Justice (FSJO) \/\u00a0Afghan Women\u2019s Educational Center (AWEC) \/\u00a0Watch on Basic Rights Afghanistan Organization (WBRAO) \/\u00a0Peace Training and Research Organisation (PTRO) \/\u00a0Afghan Amputee Bicyclists for Rehabilitation And Recreation (AABRAR) \/\u00a0(Pakistan)\u00a0Madadgaar National Help Line Pakistan\u3000(Uganda)\u00a0Women in Alternative Action-WAA Cameroon\u00a0(Cameroon)\u00a0Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>International\u00a0(10 Organizations)<\/h4>\n<p>Asian Democracy Network (ADN)\u3000\/ Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) \/ GPPAC Southeast Asia \/ GPPAC Central Asia \/ GPPAC Mexico Network \/ International Peace Bureau \/\u00a0Middle East and North Africa Partnership for Preventing of Armed Conflict (MENAPPAC) \/ Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development \/ International Association of Democratic Lawyers \/ Pax Christi International<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ngo-nowar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0679.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ngo-nowar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0679-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0679\" width=\"515\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Press Conference in the member\u2019s office building of the House of Councilors<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ngo-nowar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20150911_151943.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ngo-nowar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20150911_151943-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20150911_151943\" width=\"515\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>English \u2013 Japanese documents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NGO International Joint Statement Against the Security Bills The following NGOs express our strong concern and opposition to the currently proposed Security Bills in Japan. Through its colonial rule and aggressive wars in the Asia Pacific region, Japan caused great loss of life and violations of human rights, and the wounds from this are yet to be healed. Following its defeat 70 years ago, and based on the deep regret for the extensive sacrifice brought upon by the Japan-instigated war, the country determined to put an end to militarism, and on the foundation of Article 9 of the Constitution, made a promise to the world to abandon war. 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