| Translator's Preface and Acknowledgments |
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| A Note on the Translation |
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| Preface to the English Edition |
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| Introduction: Seeking a New Perspective |
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1 | (6) |
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7 | (19) |
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Konoe Fumimaro Calls on MacArthur |
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7 | (3) |
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The Struggle for Authority over Constitutional Revision |
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10 | (4) |
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The Konoe Group Begins to Write a Draft |
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14 | (2) |
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Mac Arthur Repudiates Konoe |
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16 | (5) |
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21 | (5) |
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2 Restoration of the People's Rights Ideology |
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26 | (24) |
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The Constitutional Research Association |
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26 | (3) |
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Members of the Association |
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29 | (2) |
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The Association Writes a Draft Constitution |
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31 | (5) |
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The Anarchists' Declaration of Human Rights |
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36 | (1) |
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Takano Iwasaburo and His Draft Constitution |
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37 | (2) |
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The Socialist Party's Draft Constitution |
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39 | (2) |
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The Communist Party's Draft Constitution |
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41 | (3) |
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Drafts of the Conservative Parties |
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44 | (1) |
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Draft of the Constitution Discussion Society |
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45 | (5) |
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3 Captive Legal Scholars: The Committee to Study Constitutional Problems |
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50 | (18) |
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Establishing the Committee |
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50 | (2) |
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A Profile of Chairman Matsumoto |
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52 | (2) |
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From Investigation to Reform |
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54 | (6) |
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Mainichi Shinbun Breaks the Story |
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60 | (3) |
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The Organization That Could Not Be Revived |
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63 | (5) |
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4 A Week in a Secret Room: Writing the SCAP Draft |
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68 | (30) |
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Establishing the Far Eastern Commission |
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68 | (1) |
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Preparatory Work Proceeds in Secret |
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69 | (4) |
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The Meeting with Visiting FEC Members |
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73 | (6) |
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Presenting "MacArthur's Three Principles" |
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79 | (2) |
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Members of the Steering Committee |
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81 | (1) |
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The Author of Article 9, "Renunciation of War" |
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82 | (4) |
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Drafting the Human Rights Provisions |
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86 | (3) |
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The Model for Local Autonomy |
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89 | (2) |
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Special Features of the Constitution's Organization |
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91 | (7) |
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5 A Second Defeat "Imposed" on Japan? |
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98 | (13) |
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Appraisal of the Matsumoto Draft |
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98 | (1) |
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Presenting the MacArthur Draft |
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99 | (3) |
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The Japanese Government's Reaction |
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102 | (3) |
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Matsumoto's Report to the Cabinet |
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105 | (2) |
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Accepting the SCAP Draft Constitution |
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107 | (4) |
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6 The Struggle to Japanize the American Draft |
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111 | (30) |
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Preparing the Japanese Draft |
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111 | (3) |
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Modeling Human Rights on the Meiji Constitution |
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114 | (3) |
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Thirty Hours of Negotiations |
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117 | (5) |
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The Honorable Defeat of Matsumoto Joji |
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122 | (2) |
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Miyazawa Toshiyoshi's "Revolution" |
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124 | (5) |
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Publication of the Summary Draft Constitution |
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129 | (4) |
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The Draft Constitution in the Vernacular |
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133 | (8) |
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7 MacArthur Against the Storm |
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141 | (24) |
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141 | (3) |
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A Shock to the State Department |
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144 | (2) |
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The Far Eastern Commission Requests an Election Delay |
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146 | (2) |
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The Question of a Constituent Assembly |
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148 | (2) |
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MacArthur Refuses to Listen |
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150 | (3) |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (2) |
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A Democratic Constitution Without Bayonets? |
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158 | (7) |
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8 The Draft Constitution in the Last Imperial Diet |
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165 | (27) |
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For the Security of the Imperial Household |
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165 | (2) |
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Profile of Kanamori Tokujiro |
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167 | (3) |
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170 | (3) |
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173 | (6) |
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"Japanese People" and "Foreigners" |
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179 | (2) |
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Debate on the Rights of Women |
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181 | (2) |
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The Extension of Compulsory Education |
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183 | (9) |
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9 Behind the "Ashida Amendment" of Article 9 |
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192 | (20) |
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192 | (3) |
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The Mystery of the Two Great Secret Documents |
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195 | (3) |
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The "Ashida" or "Kanamori" Amendment? |
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198 | (4) |
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The Chinese Delegate to the FEC Complains |
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202 | (2) |
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The Civilian Provision as a "Supplement" to Article 9 |
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204 | (8) |
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10 Blooming Brightly in May: Popularizers of the Constitution |
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212 | (16) |
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Establishing the Committee to Popularize the Constitution |
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212 | (2) |
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Renouncing War to Become a Leading Nation of Culture |
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214 | (4) |
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218 | (3) |
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Movies and "Constitution Songs" |
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221 | (7) |
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11 Yoshida Shigeru's Counterattack |
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228 | (15) |
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Preserving the Crime of High Treason |
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228 | (3) |
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The Issue of Lese Majeste |
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231 | (2) |
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Trying to Preserve the Traditional National Founding Day |
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233 | (2) |
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A Military Force of One Hundred Thousand |
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235 | (8) |
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243 | (16) |
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A Chance to Review the Constitution |
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243 | (2) |
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Preparing for a Constitutional Review |
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245 | (3) |
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Proposals to Review the Constitution |
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248 | (3) |
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Change in Occupation Policy |
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251 | (3) |
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254 | (5) |
| About the Book and Author |
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