Yet for all the column inches and placards the Constitution inspires, there are remarkably few books that deal with ... the domestic political realities of Japan under occupation make for ...

Article 9 of the 1947 Constitution of Japan, which states that “the Japanese ... I later discussed the theory in greater detail in my 2006 book The Era of Struggle: Toshio Shiratori (1887 ...

While no laws on the books technically prohibit same-sex marriage, Japan's government has interpreted the constitution's marriage provisions to only permit marriage between heterosexual couples.

In the book “Beate to Kataru Josei no Kofuku ... “They will discuss everything to make joint decisions.” May 3 is Constitution Day in Japan. In the last 76 years, the traditional “ie ...

And Abe wrote in his book about, as a child ... when the U.S. occupation sort of handed this constitution to Japan, and when it went into effect, in May, 1947, it was viewed as an American ...

The constitution’s social reforms were transformative, designing a new role for the Japanese imperial family, placing the nation’s military firmly under civilian control, and establishing new ...