The following is the continuation of the previous chapter.
Even after the end of the high economic growth in the 1970s, there was some confusion and Japan-US Economic friction after all, after all, the policy cooperation to the United States in the latter half of the 1980s has been reached, and the Era of post-cold war and globalization in the 1990s In addition, following the structural reforms, it followed the US economy.
But this time it cannot be such a thing.
The global competition that the United States has opened up too much problems, the international situation is unstable and fluid.
Moreover, in consideration of Japan's unique circumstances of huge disasters and population declining at the forefront of developing countries, we must reconsider all of the constitution, Japan-US relations, and economic growth principles through global competition.
Just following the situation in the world does not work.
Whether the answer is not easy, it is firstly necessary to put them on the discussion ring.
For the first time since the war Japan seems to be standing at a crossroads where you have to conceive of the future with your own will.
It is also the responsibility of the half way postwar generation that is making make one's exit to hand the argument to the younger generation.