In 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally to the United States and its allies, thereby planting the seed from which would spring one of the world's most successful and stable democracies. Here is the story of how a devastated land came to construct--at times aggressively and rapidly, at times deliberately and only after much debate--a democracy that stands today as the envy of many other nations.
In 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally to the United States and its allies, thereby planting the seed from which would spring one of the world's most successful and stable democracies. Here is the story of how a devastated land came to construct--at times aggressively and rapidly, at times deliberately and only after much debate--a democracy that stands today as the envy of many other nations.
Ray A. Moore is Professor of History and Asian Studies at Amherst College. Donald L. Robinson is Charles N. Clark Professor of Government and American Studies at Smith College. Together they edited The Constitution of Japan: A Documentary History of its Framing and Adoption,1945-1947.
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* Introduction * Fall 1945 * 1: "Negotiated Surrender": American Planning and Occupation * 2: "This Fundamental Problem": MacArthur Saves Hirohito * 3: "In Good Faith": Japan Considers Constitutional Reform * 4: "A Rational Way": Konoe and Matsumoto on Constitutional Reform * Imposing the American Model * 5: "Only as a Last Resort": The Americans Take Over * 6: "A Liberal and Enlightened Constitution": The SCAP Model * 7: "A Very Serious Matter": The Cabinet's Initial Reactions * 8: "Do Your Best": The Marathon Meeting * 9: "Grave Danger": The FEC Challenges MacArthur * 10: "Seize the Opportunity": Re-working the March 6th Draft * 11: "No Choice But to Abide": The Privy Council and Bureaucrats Prepare * Transforming a Draft into a Constitution * 12: "Along Democratic and Peace-loving Lines": Yoshida Presents his Draft * 13: "Free and Untrammeled Debate": The Emperor's Prerogatives * 14: "Fervent Hopes": Pacifism and Human Rights * 15: "Complex and Labyrinthine": The Structure of Government * 16: "Fresh Trouble": The House Subcommitte Frames Amendments * 17: "Fundamental Principles of Democracy": Rights and Imperial Property * 18: "Sincere and Steady Efforts": Denouement * 19: "Last Service to the Fatherland": House of Peers Addresses Revision * 20: "A Borrowed Suit": Peers Accept the Inevitable * Sequel * 21: "Broaden and Deepen the Debate": Fifty Years Without Revision * Conclusion * Notes * Appendices * Bibliography * Index
* Introduction * Fall 1945 * 1: "Negotiated Surrender": American Planning and Occupation * 2: "This Fundamental Problem": MacArthur Saves Hirohito * 3: "In Good Faith": Japan Considers Constitutional Reform * 4: "A Rational Way": Konoe and Matsumoto on Constitutional Reform * Imposing the American Model * 5: "Only as a Last Resort": The Americans Take Over * 6: "A Liberal and Enlightened Constitution": The SCAP Model * 7: "A Very Serious Matter": The Cabinet's Initial Reactions * 8: "Do Your Best": The Marathon Meeting * 9: "Grave Danger": The FEC Challenges MacArthur * 10: "Seize the Opportunity": Re-working the March 6th Draft * 11: "No Choice But to Abide": The Privy Council and Bureaucrats Prepare * Transforming a Draft into a Constitution * 12: "Along Democratic and Peace-loving Lines": Yoshida Presents his Draft * 13: "Free and Untrammeled Debate": The Emperor's Prerogatives * 14: "Fervent Hopes": Pacifism and Human Rights * 15: "Complex and Labyrinthine": The Structure of Government * 16: "Fresh Trouble": The House Subcommitte Frames Amendments * 17: "Fundamental Principles of Democracy": Rights and Imperial Property * 18: "Sincere and Steady Efforts": Denouement * 19: "Last Service to the Fatherland": House of Peers Addresses Revision * 20: "A Borrowed Suit": Peers Accept the Inevitable * Sequel * 21: "Broaden and Deepen the Debate": Fifty Years Without Revision * Conclusion * Notes * Appendices * Bibliography * Index
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