Article 11. The people shall not be prevented from enjoying any of the fundamental human rights. These fundamental human rights guaranteed to the people by this Constitution shall be conferred upon the people of this and future generations as eternal and inviolate rights. / Article 12. The freedoms and rights guaranteed to the people by this Constitution shall be maintained by the constant endeavor of the people, who shall refrain from any abuse of these freedoms and rights and shall always be responsible for utilizing them for the public welfare. / Article 13. All of the people shall be respected as individuals. Their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness shall, to the extent that it does not interfere with the public welfare, be the supreme consideration in legislation and in other governmental affairs. となります。
Professor Terashima is an accomplished scientist but also an acutely observant philosopher and sociologist whose critical ideas are deeply penetrating. What he writes will give his readers much cause for reflection. His contribution is that he articulates through carefully structured analysis what the Japanese have for a while but only vaguely suspected about themselves.