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bution—his first in Japanese in some time—to the enlarged edition of “The Republic as a Philosophy” (first published in 2006), which he conceived and coauthored with the constitu-tional scholar Yoichi Higuchi.“We are now about to throw away the modern state that we finally achieved at the terrible cost of war.” Mizubayashi, a long-time scholar of the period in which French modernity was shaped, in particular the 18th century Lumières (Enlighten-ment) movement, states that he laid out anew how bizarre the events currently unfolding in Japan appear.The modern state and specifically the modern laws that form its core came into being through the French Revolution. In Japan, which has for 70 years, since the end of World War II, upheld its highly unusual pacifist constitution, a na-tional security bill that most constitutional scholars regard as illegal was passed last year by an overwhelming parliamen-tary majority held by the ruling party. As a result, the constitu-tional revision that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has long been fixed upon is closer to becoming a reality.“I could hardly stay silent while the Constitution was dying,” says Professor Akira Mizubayashi, about his written contri-The Plight of the Internationally Renowned Pacifist ConstitutionThe top book “The Republic as a Philosophy”HONORSAwarded an honorary doctorate from Stendhal-Grenoble 3 University (Université Stendhal-Grenoble 3) for his contribu-tion to the study of French literature including three works written in French (“Une langue venue d’ailleurs,” “Mélodie, chronique d’une passion,” and “Petit éloge de l’errance”).October 2015Named a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French Minister of Culture and Communication for literary achievement rep-resented by three works published in French: “Une langue venue d’ailleurs,” “Mélodie, chronique d’une passion,” and “Petit éloge de l’errance.”December 2014“Mélodie, chronique d’une passion” is chosen by unanimous decision of the awards committee for the French Kennel Club’s Literary Award.February 2014“Mélodie, chronique d’une passion” is chosen by unanimous decision of the awards committee for Prix Littéraire 30 Mil-lions d’Amis (Thirty Million Friends), often called the Prix Goncourt of animal writing.November 2013“Une langue venue d’ailleurs” is awarded the Richelieu In-ternational Award for Francophone Literature (Prix Littéraire Richelieu de la Francophonie) by Club Richelieu Interna-tional.October 2013“Une langue venue d’ailleurs” is awarded the Prix du Ray-onnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises (French Language and Literature Prestige Award) by Académie fran-çaise (French Academy).December 201111Research

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