The Constitution of Japan is the supreme law of the country, written during the Allied occupation under the direction of General Douglas MacArthur's staff, and passed by the Imperial Diet after revisions. It replaced the Meiji Constitution, and made the emperor a symbol of the state without political power, with sovereignty resting in the people. It guarantees fundamental human rights, and gave women the vote. Its most famous provision, Article 9, renounces war as a sovereign right and says that land, sea and air forces will not be maintained, which has been the subject of long debate about the status of the Self-Defense Forces. The constitution has never been amended since it took effect.
Before and after
- 5 September 1946Birth of Freddie Mercury
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- 15 September 1946Birth of Oliver Stone
- 1 October 1946Founding of Mensa International
- 7 October 1946Constitution of Japan
- 20 October 1946Birth of Elfriede Jelinek
- 4 November 1946Birth of Laura Bush
- 11 December 1946Founding of UNICEF
- 18 December 1946Birth of Steven Spielberg
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