Leftist political parties and labor unions that had stood at the forefront of the collective effort to protect Article 9 until the early 1990s have stepped back to some extent as they have shrunk and fragmented. Instead, advocacy groups whose influence is often enhanced by ‘leftist elites’ have now seemed to come more to the fore, thereby raising certain questions: What roles do the leftist elites play in those groups? How are such groups organized? Who exactly are the leftist elites? This article intends to address questions regarding the leftist elites, as well as the organization and development of these advocacy groups, in particular the Article 9 Association.

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第九条协会、左翼精英和拯救日本战后宪法第九条的运动

直到 1990 年代初，一直站在保护第 9 条的集体努力前沿的左翼政党和工会已经在一定程度上退缩了，因为它们已经缩小和支离破碎。相反，其影响力通常被“左翼精英”增强的倡导团体现在似乎更加突出，从而引发了某些问题：左翼精英在这些团体中扮演什么角色？这些团体是如何组织的？究竟谁是左派精英？本文旨在解决有关左翼精英的问题，以及这些倡导团体的组织和发展，尤其是第 9 条协会。