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Japan passes measure requiring patriotic education
 Public schools to teach patriotism; Defense Agency gets status as ministryTOKYO: Japan broke two postwar taboos Friday, as its Parliament voted to bring patriotism back into the classroom and to expand the status and mission of its military forces. Parliament enacted a law revising the country's 1947 Fundamental Law of Education, drafted during the U.S. occupation to prevent a revival of prewar nationalism in Japan. The new education law stresses "love of country," "public spirit" and "tradition," and gives the country's political leadership greater control over the schools. Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-12-16 |
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