The following is the sequel of the preceding chapter.
In the feeble national defense consciousness as Japan declares upon the world being, it puts up even if it loses, beforehand, it only becomes forever to be left be told by China and Korea and it has rather produced the possibility to become a dispute's occurrence spot as the area which doesn't prepare.
Supposing that it has war potential not to be involved in the war in case of Japan, too, of course, the one, not preparing a war actively from this side, is natural, but should not deny the maintenance of the defensive strength and should not deny armament expansion, too. Maintenance itself of the war deterrent should not deny.
Expansion is exceedingly interpreted by the leftist education, it hates all of the topics which are related with the military affairs and the national defense, and we must not commit suicide with so-called war opposition campaign and so on.
In the first place, the one, the national defense, has an aspect, the regional duty, too, for the strong country.
Japan doesn't concern even to be the economic superpower who has influence to the global economy and to be building up big success, engaging in the business all over the world, spreading a hand but continues to refuse the thing about thing, the military affairs, as far as it is possible to participate in the self-responsibility which the sovereign should assume and the balance among the states to make Asia be stable.
Actually, this is the very unnatural and insolent attitude.
At the same time as the state is the duty which keeps national safety about the one, the national defense, it is the duty to decrease the dispute of the area.
One who worried about the destabilization of the military balance in Asia where Japan becomes weak after the war has Mr. Ba Maw former prime minister at Burma.
Soon after Second World War a little later, at the time, he said in this way.
"America defeated Japan. Then, even if it has lost a force in Japan, is it right what it does and to accomplish? The Chinese Civil War mediation between Marschall in America recedes and Yan'an (the Chinese Communist Party) will get power gradually. In at least Asia, is it the thing which is right when Japan is powerless?"
From Yomiuri Shimbun edited Emperor Showa History 8 (P153)