Replying to a message of Geo. to David N. Barnett:

 G> From: "Geo." 

 G> No regime change?

Hirohito was left in charge.

 G> Tell me, why is the Japanese army not in Iraq
 G> helping?

Because their constitution forbids it.  They had a similar problem when
they tried to reconstitute their 'Self-Defense Forces' in the late
1950's/early 1960's.

 G> Where did their constitution come from?

It was pretty much dictated to them by Douglas MacArthur.

 G> How do they pick their leaders?

The Japanese don't 'pick' their emperor, the job is hereditary.

 G> Geo.

 G> "David N. Barnett"  wrote in message
 G> news:b3858vk4pn9ffooh19e05lanu04fravklc{at}4ax.com...
 >> On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 20:15:46 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote in
 >> message :  | How's Japan doing?  There was no
 >> regime change there.  The Emperor remained, although he did have to
 >> admit that he wasn't a god.  --dnb

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