補充書・伊藤宏之先生（福島大学名誉教授）

 

Philosophical Foundations of Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan ITO Hiroyuki (Professor Emeritus of Fukushima University )

 

Nomination Letter MIZUSHIMA Tsukasa ( Professor Emeritus of The University of Tokyo )

 ２００Wordsの概要

Japanese government has moved out from the decades-old peace/military policy and now declared the army can make attacks on other countries. The candidates are the only people's power to resist it.

２０００Wordsの推薦文

As the only country that experienced catastrophic atomic bombings at the end of the WWII, Japan has narrowly remained as the nation that declared, by the Article 9 of the Constitution, non-enforcement of military powers to solve international conflicts. Series of attempts have been made by the ruling parties to reform the Article and to strengthen army that can operate widely, they have been resisted by the common people's protests often headed by the candidates.  

The Japan government lately announced a drastic policy change and openly announced that they would strike military bases in other countries as“self-defence”. This is apparently unconstitutional policy-change. However, influenced by tactful government strategies, the Japanese public seemed to be leaning towards accepting the policy change. As the older generations who directly experienced the WWII are replaced by the new generations without any memories of war, the value and significance of the Article 9 that stressed the importance of non-usage of military forces to avoid conflicts tends to be forgotten. The Article strongly declares that a resort to weapons never solves hatreds among peoples, and many of the Japanese actually have cherished the Article as the most important heritage left by the tragedies of the WWII. It has functioned as the symbol of peace in Japan for the world peace. Japan and the Japanese now stand at the crossroad and I think this is the critical moment for the peace of Asia and the world.  

The two candidates recommended here have been struggling hard to cope with the militarization of Japan. Gathering tens of millions of signature to protect the Article 9 is one of the proofs of their extraordinary efforts. I do believe they are worthy of the peace prize, and the grant would very much empower the people not only in Japan but also around the world who are working hard to keep peace on the earth.   

推薦状（個人） 山口陽一先生（東京基督教大学学長・教授）

 

Nomination Letter YAMAGUCHI Yoichi ( President / Professor of Tokyo Christian University )

 

Supplementary Information

 

Supplemental Document

Letter of Support for the Nobel Peace Prize

 

Additional letter for the nomination as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize by Nominators of three Professors-Emeritus of Fukushima University, Japan ( Shota ITO, Toshio KONNO, Hiroshi SUZUKI )

 

Supplementary Brief in Support of Nomination to the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

補充書・清水雅彦先生（日本体育大学教授）

 

補充書・伊藤昌太先生・今野順夫先生・鈴木浩先生（福島大学名誉教授）

 

補充書・飯島滋明先生（名古屋学院大学教授）

 

補充書・阿部知子先生（衆議院議員）

 

補充書・阿部太郎先生（名古屋学院大学教授）

 

123名の推薦人の先生方が両団体をノーベル平和賞に推薦してくださいました！

 推薦人名簿（１２３人）

Ⅰ国会議員　

衆議院（五十音順）

参議院（五十音順）

Ⅱ大学教授・名誉教授・准教授(歴史、社会科学、法律、哲学、神学、宗教)、大学学長、大学理事（またはそれに準じる者）、平和研究所および外交政策研究所の責任者（五十音順）

尹載善氏（第5代韓国キリスト教大学神学大学院協議会理事長）が代表で、韓国・春川市の大学教授など9名の皆様が連名で推薦書を提出してくださいました。

推薦人になってくださった先生方、そして呼びかけてくださった皆様に心から感謝申し上げます！

Joint Nomination Letter for the Nobel Peace Prize 2023 was sent to The Norwegian Nobel Committee on 27 Jan 2023

 The Nationwide Network for Lawsuits on the Unconstitutionality of the New Security Laws

and

The National Citizens’ Action to Say No! to the Revision of Article 9 of the Constitution

for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, as they stand at the forefront of the movement to protect Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan that renounces war and to disseminate the principle that the Article represents around the world.