Constitution promulgated 73 years
Three days after the Constitution of Japan, the starting point of Japan after the war, was promulgated, it was 1973, and groups of various positions appealed on the streets over the pros and cons of the constitutional amendment.
Defendant "I don't want to go to war"
In front of the Tokyo Parliament, people in a position to observe Article 9 of the Constitution, which stipulated the abandonment of war, gathered, and about 10,000 people participated in the announcement of the organizer.
Attorney Hitomi Sugiura called, “If the constitution is changed and Japan is involved in the war with some momentum, it cannot be recovered.
Participants complained of keeping the current constitution while holding up a large paper with the words “Protect Article 9” and “Stop!
A man in his 40s who participated said, “I didn't want to go to war and I participated. I want to protect peaceful Japan for the future of my child.”
Amendment “To protect and convey beautiful Japan”
In the downtown area of Kumamoto City, the “Kumamoto Prefectural Association for the Creation of Beautiful Japanese Constitution”, which is in a position to change the constitution, signed activities, and about 30 people participated in the announcement of the organizer.
Mr. Yoshiro Taku, Deputy Steering Committee Chairman, appealed, “I want the National Assembly to have a constitutional review board to function and discuss a lot to protect and convey beautiful Japan to the generation of children and grandchildren.”
The group called for cooperation in signatures calling for improved status by including the Self-Defense Forces in the constitution.
The man in his 50s who signed it said, “I think it is necessary to change the constitution to something that fits the times. People who oppose the constitutional amendment should first participate in the discussion.”