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.

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

This study chronicles the development of the Japanese national language in the Meiji, Taishō, and early Shōwa eras. The issues I examine here—the movements to reform the language and education system, ...