Topic: Rising Nationalism and Political Extremism
Country: Japan
Delegate Name: Dylan Haywood
School: Vicksburg High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Japan position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
The delegation of Japan, having experienced the turmoil and struggle of political extremism in our past, is highly dedicated to solving the negative connotations that political extremism face. Nationalism however, is of a different sort of issue, for the delegation of Japan firmly believes in the nations right to be who it is. Nationalism in Japan and in other nations across the world, when checked upon regularly, is not a threat in itself. What is a threat is ideologies that promote a lack of political freedom among the populace, not the idea of nationalism as a whole. For the delegation of Japan firmly believes in the right for all nations to determine for themselves a culture and identity, and nationalism is simply a tool in doing so. We would like to see nations in East Asia that have subscribed to forms of political extremism discussed and possibilities of reform in those countries considered. The dangers of such extremist forms of government within the sphere of Japan deeply troubles us, and to address this would help make the nation of Japan utterly grateful. We would like to see nationalism monitored, but we would still like to see nations retain their nationalism if they so seek to be a nation who has pride in themselves as the nation of Japan does. Overall, we wish to come to a resounding and swift strike at political extremism, however, we would wish to retain the ability for a nation to have pride in its identity.
