Constitutional reform - kaikenron

...The gist of their argument is that the Japanese Constitution was "imposed" on Japan by the occupying forces during the occupation, and therefore should be "independently" enacted today, and that the contents of the Constitution do not fit the actual situation and national conditions of Japan, and therefore should be revised. The points that are said to need revision cover almost the entire Constitution, including the issue of Article 9 (non-possession of war potential), strengthening the status and authority of the Emperor, restricting the rights and strengthening the obligations of the people, establishing provisions for emergency powers, and removing the status of the Diet as the "highest organ," but the argument for constitutional revision is characterized by its strong anti-individualistic and nationalistic tendencies as a whole. [Iwama Akimichi]...

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "constitutional reform theory" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…主張の骨子は，日本国憲法は占領下に占領軍により〈押しつけ〉られたものだから，今日新たに〈自主〉的に制定し直すべきだということと，憲法の内容が日本の実情と国情に合わないから改正すべきだということにある。そして，改正すべきだとされている内容は，憲法9条(戦力不保持)の問題をはじめ，天皇の地位と権限の強化，国民の権利の制限と義務の強化，緊急権規定の創設，国会の〈最高機関〉性の削除など憲法のほぼ全体にわたるが，全体として反個人主義的･国家主義的傾向を強くもつ点に改憲論の特徴がある。【岩間 昭道】。…

※「改憲論」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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