Imperial Rescript News Today

Playwright was inspired by finding his father’s diary, with stories of massacres of Koreans and socialists, spurred by rumors

Kyoiku Chokugo, or the Imperial Rescript on Education, was eliminated and revoked by the Diet in June 1948 as being incompatible with the basic principle of the Japanese Constitution.

In every matter, there are always positive and negative aspects. The Holocaust was an absolute evil, but is it possible that the Nazis did something good as well?

HIROSHIMA--Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui cited a part of the prewar Imperial Rescript on Education stressing loyalty to the emperor in training materials for new city employees, The Asahi Shimbun learned on Dec. 11.

Our columnist is still on a sakura high, this time in Kyoto, where time seems to have stood still from centuries ago.

NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture--It doesnt look like much these days, but in 1945 this now-abandoned bunker held treasures considered more sacred than life itself: Portraits of Emperor Hirohito and other members of the imperial family.

Abe was from an illustrious political family and had ambitions such as re-arming Japan, but in office he focused on reviving the economy

The attack on Pearl Harbor evokes images of an air strike, but it also involved five special-purpose submarines.

Russian official: Calls urging Tokyo for reactionary policy can’t boost region’s stability Moscow always viewed Japan as an important partner in the region, focused on constructive and mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas, the foreign intelligence chief said MOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/. Calls by Japanese political forces for stepped-up aggressive foreign policy won’t contribute to stability in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Nar...

Highways & Byways: Of emperors, paintings and a well These three pocket-sized attractions offer a glimpse into Taiwan’s colonial history from the Dutch and Japanese eras By Steven Crook / Contributing reporter Taiwan is a crowded country. The average home is small. Farmers tend fields which, by North American standards, are tiny. At the same time, the pace of life is fast. Rushing from A to B, it’s easy to miss some of Taiwan’s smaller attractions. None of the three manmade curiosities ...