The militarization of Japan worries the Japanese pacifists

Japan is going through a wave of peace in relation to the purposes of his prime minister, who intends to modify, in the legislative sense, the possibility of expanding the scope of military force. The Japanese constitution, drafted after the tragic events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan has maintained a sort of pacifism tends to preserve the country from any possible military drift, which may involve new wars. In much of the population it is still alive aversion to possible outbreaks militarist, for fear of repetition of the tragic events that followed the outbreak of nuclear weapons. One of the worst fears, especially in a period of history, which sees the resumption of nuclear weapons in various parts of the world, is made just from the danger of incurring a new nuclear war. The proximity of the Japanese country with China and North Korea, only adds to the anxiety of Japanese citizens in this regard. What one fears, in general, it is that it can take power an executive wishing to use force to settle international issues. It must be recalled that Japan is at the center of disputes with China over the ownership of some islands, important in terms of strategic and energy, and over again, especially during periods of higher voltage, it is an accident nearly occurred military. In addition to a general discussion, the concern is palpable because of the current executive led by Shinzo Abe, who has repeatedly expressed militaristic tendencies and has a high rate compared with Beijing, about regional supremacy. Although we started from a competing economic, the atmosphere between the two countries worsened for economic reasons, as the aforementioned problem of the sovereignty of the islands and for historical reasons, due to the lack of an apology from the Japanese government to the victims of war Chinese , because of the growing nationalism that distinguishes the Tokyo government. Relations with Beijing are tense for the continued run-up arms that China is making, investing large amounts of money to make its forces more and more equipped, as shown in the recent parade, celebrating their victory over Japan. In much of Japanese society there is a concrete fear that widening the possibilities of military intervention, Japan enters into a dangerous spiral, without even contemplating the possibility of a new nuclear war. Last Sunday were about 120,000 people who demonstrated outside the Japanese parliament to express their disapproval about the intentions of the Japanese Prime Minister, which could be approved later this month. Under the proposal the subject of dispute, the Japanese armed forces may participate in international missions of the United Nations and to exercise the defense in collaboration with another ally, the more likely the United States, a traditional ally of the country, a change that is seen as potentially dangerous the stability of the country. The reform of the Japanese Prime Minister could then encounter legal obstacles, as, according to several legal experts, would be clearly contrary to the provisions of the country's pacifist constitution, which should first be modified to conform the proposed militarist .