How long will Japans peace constitution last?
Since the end of War World II Japan has been ruled by its peace constitution and guarded by the US. After more than half a century of fast economic development, Japan has grown economically and militarily strong and powerful again. Japan has begun to feel unhappy with the confinements of its peace constitution and started to seek a breakthrough, which also temporarily fills a US need for its global strategy. Sending troops to Iraq was the first break in the confinements of the peace constitution. More are expected to come. Understandably, Japan wants to become a country of “normal status” and to change its Self-Defense Force into a regular military force. Japan will become a normal country and should be normal country, but before a clear delimitation of the past, Japan’s efforts of seeking breakthroughs can hardly win the understanding or trust from its neighbors. Japan’s policies toward China China and Japan are neighbors. However, it seems that Japan’s policies toward China do not ai
