Statement on MCAS Futenma by JALISA, Japan Lawyers International Solidarity Association \u65e5\u672c\u56fd\u969b\u6cd5\u5f8b\u5bb6\u5354\u4f1a\u3000\u666e\u5929\u9593\u57fa\u5730\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u58f0\u660e<\/strong><\/p>\nStatement on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma<\/h2>\n
According to newspaper reports, the government maintains that Japan must provide a replacement facility for Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, which is used by the US Marines, that it has given up on finding a candidate site outside of Okinawa, and that the base will very likely be relocated within Okinawa.<\/p>\n
From our stance of seeking to implement the spirit of the United Nations Charter and the ideals of Japan\u2019s Constitution, we of the Japan Lawyers International Solidarity Association believe that the government\u2019s judgment invites criticism on two points, and we strongly urge the government to reconsider.<\/p>\n
1) Japan is not obligated to provide the US Marines with bases.<\/strong><\/p>\nIn the first place, US military bases in Okinawa were illegally expanded and built. Even before acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration on August 14, 1945 land was expropriated while Okinawans were detained in prison camps, and by means of \u201cbayonets and bulldozers\u201d with the start of the Cold War. Such acts are not justifiable even by the law of war, and therefore violate international law. And the Japan-US Security Treaty, which is invoked to paper over these illegalities, establishes that bases are provided to US forces under the conditions that provision is based on the will of the Japanese government, and that it contributes to the security of Japan and the Far East, but the US Marines, owing to the nature of the force, does not help to achieve such purposes, and as such their stationing in Japan lacks justification under the treaty. Further, 75% of US military bases and facilities are concentrated in this one prefecture of Okinawa, and all Okinawans want US bases to be downsized and removed. The principles of democracy, which are recognized universally the world over, do not tolerate troop stationing which goes against the will of the people.<\/p>\n
2) In Japan the Constitution\u2019s Preamble and Articles 9 and 98 provide the right to seek removal of US military bases.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Japanese Constitution provides that \u201cnever again shall we be visited with the horrors of war through the action of government\u201d and recognizes that \u201call peoples of the world have the right to live in peace, free from fear and want.\u201d It says that the Japanese renounce war, do not maintain \u201cland, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential,\u201d and it pledges to faithfully observe \u201cestablished laws of nations,\u201d which include the law of war and international humanitarian law. From the perspective of this extensive peace design, when at least part of the US forces stationed in Japan are highly problematic to bringing about peace and eliminating \u201cfear and want,\u201d it is possible to exercise one\u2019s legitimate rights, including appeals to the international community, to resolve the matter which is the cause. In view of the situation with US military bases, which is a never-ending stream of aircraft crashes, traffic accidents, crimes, and pollution, it stands to reason that the people of Okinawa Prefecture seek the return of Futenma Air Station, and, with respect for their will, the Japanese government indeed has the right to take the initiative and ask the US government to immediately remove Futenma Air Station.<\/p>\n
March 24, 2010<\/p>\n
Japan Lawyers International Solidarity Association, Executive Committee<\/p>\n
Osamu Niikura, President. Jun Sasamoto, Secretary-General<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thanks to the Peacephilosophy blog for sharing this statement. There is a Japanese language version of the article on the peacephilosophy website. >><< http:\/\/peacephilosophy.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/statement-on-mcas-futenma-by-jalisa.html Thursday, April 01, 2010 Statement on MCAS Futenma by JALISA, Japan Lawyers International Solidarity Association \u65e5\u672c\u56fd\u969b\u6cd5\u5f8b\u5bb6\u5354\u4f1a\u3000\u666e\u5929\u9593\u57fa\u5730\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u58f0\u660e Statement on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma According to newspaper reports, the government maintains that … <\/p>\n
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