After all, the constitution served an important purpose: by guaranteeing that Japan would not pose a military threat in the future, it enabled the country finally to escape foreign occupation and pursue rebuilding and democratization. But consider this: Germany adopted an Allied-approved constitution under similar circumstances in 1949, to which it has since made dozens of amendments.
乍一看，这也许并不那么令人惊讶。毕竟，这部宪法有其重要目的：保证日本不会在未来成为军事威胁。这部宪法让日本最终摆脱外国占领并开始追求重建和民主化。但想一想：1949年，德国在相似的环境中接受了盟军批准的宪法，时至今日已经做出数十项修改。