Why would this part of japan’s constitution have been important to macarthur’s goals for japan? aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes. —japanese constitution, article 9 a. it gave the japanese people the right to vote on war. b. it prohibited japan from having an army (correct answer) c. it prevented japan from forming alliances with other nations