The education law must be overhauled to nurture strong, spiritually rich and more patriotic Japanese, according to a report released Thursday by the Central Education Council.
The interim report submitted to Atsuko Toyama, the education, culture, sports, science and technology minister, stresses the importance of fostering patriotism and respect for Japanese tradition and culture.
Japan "lacks a balance between freedom and responsibility, rights and obligations, and the self and the public, and a sense of ethics is neglected," the interim report says.