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Jailing Peace Protesters in Japan: Lessons from the “Tent Village” Case
2024/8/28
The Asia-Pacific Journal / Japan Focus, Vol. 22, Issue. 8, No. 5
This article describes the arrest and prosecution of three peace protesters during the Iraq War era. It places these events within the broader context of the campaign to revise Japan’s Constitution, especially Article 9, to allow for the deployment of Self-Defense Force units abroad. It also introduces the great hesitancy of the Supreme Court to enforce Article 9.