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IMPERIAL RESCRIPT ON EDUCATION

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 12, 2018
New education minister Shibayama ready to serve despite backlash on Imperial Rescript remarks
New education minister Masahiko Shibayama's work in Japan's latest Cabinet got off to a rocky start.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 15, 2017
Reciting the rescript to flaunt your Japanese
If you'd like to learn the Imperial Rescript on Education as a Japanese memory test, it's less than a single A4 page in length.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 18, 2017
Teach patriotism, not chauvinism
Despite its politically incorrect connotation today, patriotism is essential in any democratic society.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2017
Imperial Rescript on Education making slow, contentious comeback
Once declared incompatible with Japan's postwar transformation into a democracy, a 19th-century Imperial edict on patriotism is slowly making its way back into the nation's education. Spearheading its resurgence is none other than the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2017
Ministers back use of prewar imperial rescript as teaching material
Members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet on Tuesday voiced their approval for using the prewar Imperial Rescript on Education as a teaching material, drawing criticism that the government is trying to bring back antiquated values.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 1, 2017
What, if anything, makes Japan unique?
In February, American comedian Atsugiri Jason remarked on a Fuji TV talk show that one of the "demerits" of being a foreign TV personality in Japan is that he can't publicly say he thinks those aspects of Japanese culture which Japanese people believe are "uniquely amazing" are not, in fact, uniquely amazing. The example he gave was Japan being the only country with four distinct seasons. If he pointed out on a TV show that in the U.S. there are also four distinct seasons, he's sure the comment would be edited out of the program.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2014
Lost education rescript is found
Linked with prewar militaristic education in Japan, the original 1890 Imperial Rescript on Education issued by Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) has been found about half a century after going missing, the education ministry said Tuesday.

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