Opposition politicians on Tuesday criticized a decision by Japan's Cabinet to allow schools to study a 19th century imperial order on education that was banned after World War II for promoting ...

The Imperial Rescript is a 315-word education edict issued by Emperor Meiji in 1890 to help unify the then-diverse peoples of Japan. Memorized by students, it promoted loyalty, filial piety and ...

The Imperial Rescript on Education has drawn public attention recently after an Osaka kindergarten operated by the scandal-hit Moritomo Gakuen was found to have been making its students memorize it.

A push for patriotic content on the ethics syllabus on Japanese schools is rekindling fears that children will be taught to take a less critical view of the country's militarist past and a more ...

At first glance, the Tsukamoto kindergarten looks like any other school in Japan, but its unique curriculum is reminiscent of pre-war Japan.

Last year, when Prince Regent Hirohito opened the Imperial Diet, an attempt was made on his life (TIME, Jan. 7). This year, when the Prince was driven through the streets, the crowds were forced ...