Pros/Cons of Japan's peace constitution/ ARTICLE 9.

From philosophy point of view, I strongly support Japan's peace constitution. I believe that this is the constitution Japanese are proud to all over the world. “land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained.” This clause is ideally perfect to renounce war. However, in reality, it ends up being meaning less and a bone of contention.

First, this constitution is just symbol. In other words, intangible presence. I live in the vicinity of SDF camp. In some cases, I can hear the sound of Helicopter and narrowly shooting sound. I sometimes come across Tank running. I can't help thinking that Japan has war potential after all. The constitution has become outdated in the current geopolitical environment. The clause has to catch up with today’s reality I mentioned before.

Second, waste of too much time/money to argue this issue. It is said that 300Million yen a day is needed to hold national parliament. We have tons of problems we have to solve.

We should spend time to argue other issues such as welfare/budget deficit/demographic imbalance/food safety and so on. I believe that priority should be given to solving problems we are facing on daily life first.

In conclusion, I’m against Japan's peace constitution from the practical point of view. I believe that it’s high time to revise it along with today’s reality.