2007-09-19 07:12:46 · 5 answers · asked by kimmyisahotbabe 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Crap happens when you lose.
I believe the occupying U.S. Army under MacArthur wrote the constitition for the Japanese. Probably a civil service group of the army.
Anyway, Japan is not occupied anymore, so I guess if they wanted to they could change it. It would be nice if they would allow themselves to rebuild a military is size to what they had during WWII, so the U.S. could quit having to defend them.
2007-09-19 07:25:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, Japan had a Democratic government in the beginning of the 20th century. The military Bushido types overthrew it, I think in 1906.
After WW2, General Douglas McArthur wrote the Constitution for the Japanese. Japan still uses most of it to this day.
2007-09-19 15:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
But the way of the Japanese and the Iraqis are far different. Whereas we defeated the Japanese (not to mention used nuclear weapons on them to prove it), we didn't defeat the Iraqis. We destroyed a down trodden army, not letting the work of war sink in on the civilian population. We didn't show them our power; we just came in, threw a punch, and that was that.
That, and the codes of honor for the two are different.
2007-09-19 14:22:00 · answer #3 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US helped rehabilitate the country after it was devastated. The Japanese were encouraged to make their own decision about a government. They did. If the Japanese don't want freedom, they can change their government any time they want.
2007-09-19 14:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no we didn't. Too bad we are trying in Iraq.
2007-09-19 14:20:17 · answer #5 · answered by kerfitz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋