<P> In late 1945 , Shidehara appointed Jōji Matsumoto , state minister without portfolio , head of a blue - ribbon committee of Constitutional scholars to suggest revisions . The Matsumoto Commission 's recommendations ( ja : 松本 試案 ) , made public in February 1946 , were quite conservative as `` no more than a touching - up of the Meiji Constitution '' ) . MacArthur rejected them outright and ordered his staff to draft a completely new document . An additional reason for this was that on 24 January 1946 , Prime Minister Shidehara had suggested to MacArthur that the new Constitution should contain an article renouncing war . </P>
<P> In late 1945 , Shidehara appointed Jōji Matsumoto , state minister without portfolio , head of a blue - ribbon committee of Constitutional scholars to suggest revisions . The Matsumoto Commission 's recommendations ( ja : 松本 試案 ) , made public in February 1946 , were quite conservative as `` no more than a touching - up of the Meiji Constitution '' ) . MacArthur rejected them outright and ordered his staff to draft a completely new document . An additional reason for this was that on 24 January 1946 , Prime Minister Shidehara had suggested to MacArthur that the new Constitution should contain an article renouncing war . </P>
who was in charge of creating a consitution and a working democracy in japan
who was in charge of creating a consitution and a working democracy in japan
Jōji Matsumoto
Jōji Matsumoto