2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Reexamination of the topic: "Far Eastern Commission and Constitutional Making of Japan" based on various records located in U.S.A.
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12620027
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public law
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| Research Institution | Ishinomaki Senshu University |
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Principal Investigator |
SASAGAWA Ryutaro Ishinomaki Senshu University, Department of Business Administration, Professor, 経営学部, 教授 (80215706)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2002
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| Keywords | Constitution of Japan / Far Eastern Commission / Occupation of Japan / MacArthur, Douglas / Constitutional History of Japan / 憲法制定史 |
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| Research Abstract |
The Constitution of Japan, drafted under the strong leadership of General MacArthur, came into effect with only the minimum emendations by the direction of the Far Eastern Commission.
The purpose of the study is to examine why it was possible for MacArthur to keep his dominant role throughout the process of establishing the new Japanese Constitution.
From the documents collected in this study, it has been revealed that consistent support from the War Department, in particular, the Operation Planning Division, were indispensable for MacArthur's dominant role.
From this finding, it is expected that the prevailing explanations of birth of the Constitution of Japan will be changed fundamentally.
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Research Products
(2 results)
