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- Title
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE EMPEROR SYSTEM: IS REVISIONISM ALIVE?
- Authors
HIGUCHI, YOICHI
- Abstract
The article discusses constitutional revisionism of the emperor system and its relevance in the national life of Japan. The author explains the likelihood of concealed revisionism as opposed to explicit reforms in constitutional changes. The 1947 Japanese Constitution's maintenance of a kokutai or emperor with a symbolic status rather than one with sovereignty is discussed. It describes the resurgence of interest in revisionism in the 1980s due to causes such as structural, Japan's status as an economic power, and circumstantial, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership by an avowed revisionist, Prime Minister Nakasone. The social function generated by the symbolic emperor's presence, such as the creation of an atmosphere of integration, unity, and conformity, is described.
- Subjects
JAPAN; CONSTITUTIONS; COMMUNIST revisionism; ECONOMICS; JIYU Minshuto (Political party : Japan); LEADERSHIP
- Publication
Law & Contemporary Problems, 1990, Vol 53, Issue 1/2, p51
- ISSN
0023-9186
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1191825