Constitution Memorial Day in Japan
Constitution Memorial Day in Japan is held on May 3. 憲法記念日. This event in the first decade of the month May is annual. 
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The constitution was drawn up under the Allied occupation that followed World War II and was intended to replace Japan's previous militaristic and absolute monarchy system with a form of liberal democracy. Currently, it is a rigid document and no subsequent amendment has been made to it since its adoption.
A small group of Americans drafted the constitution during one week in February 1946 in a ballroom at the top of the Daiichi Building in Tokyo. Based on principles set out by General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan, it said Japan should renounce its sovereign right to wage war or maintain armed forces. The constitution took effect on May 3, 1947.
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