Defense Minister Minoru Kihara
Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara revealed at the House of Councilors Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on the 9th that he had previously kept a copy of the prewar Imperial Rescript on Education in his National Diet office. He said, “The document was drafted by people (such as Tsuyoshi Inoue) from my hometown of Kumamoto, so I used to display it in my room at the Diet Building.” He declined to comment explicitly on his evaluation of the Rescript on Education. He answered a question from Mr. Konishiyuki of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
The Imperial Rescript on Education was written by Emperor Meiji to the people of the time, setting out basic educational policies such as “filial piety,” “learning and learning,” and “philanthropy.” On the other hand, there is also a description of people sacrificing their lives for the sake of the imperial nation in times of emergency, which is linked to pre-war militaristic education, and both houses of the Diet voted to abolish and revoke the system in 1948.
When asked by Konishi whether he valued the Imperial Rescript on Education, Mr. Kihara did not deny it, saying, “It is true that I have made various claims as a politician.” At the same time, he reiterated his previous answer, saying, “I would like to refrain from giving any answers on this occasion, as Minister of Defense, regarding my beliefs and beliefs as a politician.”
A past blog post states, “With the abolition of the Imperial Rescript on Education, Japan has lost its foundation as a moral powerhouse.”
2023-11-09 08:45:00
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