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佐藤栄作論文集9~16

international position with a political figure rather than unseen forces. 15The mostoutspoken Prime Minister of the post-war period, and the individual most associatedwith ideas of forthright leadership - Nakasone - sought to increase the power of theOffice, but most people now believe that his attempts were effectively underminedand therefore prove the rule.A further political issue concerns Japan’s relationship with the United States. Again,whilst this has been critically important to Japan’s post-war security and developmentit has now led some to question independence on political issues. Japan has takena line on political issues independent of the US in the past - such as towards Israelafter the 1970’s oil shocks and in supporting a ban on the use of landmines - but thebelief of many is that Japan’s perception of America’s desires and reactions have astrong bearing upon Japanese policy. Article 9 of the peace constitution, under whichJapan has officially given-up the right to maintain an offensive army, has necessitatedthe continued reliance upon American security. Does this raise questions regardingJapan’s sovereignty and independence, 16which in turn might cast doubt upon thecredibility of its new internationalism? Clearly, more independence is necessary andthis is essential for Japan’s campaign to join the UN Security Council as a PermanentMember. The international community is unlikely to support Japan’s aspirations if itsmembership would constitute in effect another vote for the US. This is especially so inthe context of the wider UN reform debate which reflects a resentment amongst thedeveloping world regarding their under-representation.The Japanese constitution is a further structural factor which has a strong bearingupon Japan’s contribution to the international community. Although there are numerouslegal interpretations of the constitution - and significant voices want a revision 17- the53415 On the basis of dealing with Japan, Henry Kissinger wrote that“When the American president expressesagreement, he is foreshadowing action; when the Japanese prime minister assents, he is conveying an attitudewhich implies not such that he agrees with the American position as that he has understood and will submit it tohis consensus group.”Diplomacy, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1994, p. 829.16 See for example Susumu Nishibe,‘Why We Should Scrap the Constitution’, Japan Echo, vol.24, no.3, 1997.17 For example the Yomiuri Shimbun Constitutional Studies Group,‘A Proposal for a Sweeping Revision of theConstitution’, Japan Echo, vol.22, no.1, 1995; Nakasone Yasuhiro,‘Rethinking the Constitution - Make it a JapaneseDocument’, Japan Quarterly, July-September 1997.