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[Editorial] Specter of militarist Japan

Japan`s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has launched the process of constitutional amendment by setting the outline of a new basic law. It says its final draft will be ready by November next year.

For a starter, the party aims to bolster Japan`s national identity by seeking to change the status of the emperor from a mere symbol of Japan to head of state. It is also moving to adopt the Kimigayo, an ode to the emperor, as the national anthem and the Rising Sun as the national flag.

Korea and other victims of Japan`s imperialism cannot be blamed if they wince at the party`s attempt to boost the national identity in this manner. What the emperor, the national anthem and the national flag conjure up for them is the wartime atrocities committed by the Japanese imperialists before and during World War II.

Of greater concern to Japan`s neighboring countries, however, is the party`s move to change the status of the Self-Defense Forces and to restore Japan`s right to use military power abroad by rewriting its pacifist constitution.

The focal point in this regard is Article 9, by which Japan is bound to "renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes." The article also bans the maintenance of "land, sea and air forces as well as other war potential." It is understandable that by removing the article, Japan wishes to become what it calls a "normal state," a state having political and military power in line with its status as an economic giant. It would be anomalous if such a powerful nation does not seek to defend itself from outside aggression on its own.

Indeed, Japan has been skirting the article by maintaining armed forces since 1954 in the name of "Self-Defense Forces," divided into ground, maritime and air branches. Over the past half century, it has evolved into one of the best equipped militaries in the world.

But the problem is that the Liberal Democratic Party is seeking to go beyond the 1957 basic policy for national defense, under which Japan has sought "to prevent direct and indirect aggression, but once invaded, to repel such aggression," and allow the Self-Defense Forces to engage in international operations. That would certainly provoke China and Russia to jump into an arms race, which is a cause of concern to Japan`s neighbors.

Japan will do well to win the confidence of its neighbors, who suspect it of reviving militarism, before seeking to promote regional peace, as it claims, by making international contributions. Moreover, it will be able to contribute more to regional peace by using its economic rather than military power.

(ÄÚ¸®¾ÆÇì·²µå 2004-11-22)