Afterthewarof independence, the American people chose the idealityofconstitutionfor 'let freedomreign, take into accountorder', and then set upasuitof the country's institutions.
Mr Nagashima admits there is little chance the party would go as far as its more hawkish antagonist, the Liberal Democratic Party, which is mulling a manifesto pledge to change article nine of Japan's constitution, drafted by the American victors in 1947, which forever renounces war as a way of settling disputes.