The Fundamental Law of Education should be revised to include the concept of patriotism and the importance of educating students about religion, a key government panel said in a report submitted Thursday.
The Central Council for Education, an advisory body to the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry, handed in its final report on suggested revisions to the law -- dubbed the "education constitution" -- to education minister Atsuko Toyama.
The panel, which has been discussing the issue since February 2002, proposed that the law be amended to state that children should acquire "love for the nation," as well as a rounded knowledge of religions.