Comments on: Japanese Education Minister: Don’t Respect Human Rights Too Much http://toshuo.com/2007/japanese-education-minister-dont-respect-human-rights-too-much/ Chinese, Linguistics, Science, Cultural Observations and whatever else I feel like writing about Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:55:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Kaminoge http://toshuo.com/2007/japanese-education-minister-dont-respect-human-rights-too-much/#comment-29935 Kaminoge Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:43:10 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/japanese-education-minister-dont-respect-human-rights-too-much/#comment-29935 For most of the post-World War II era, Japan was the only country in East Asia that could truly be called a democracy. Until comparatively recently, only the Japanese enjoyed free speech and a free press. But instead of being proud of this fact, the right-wing in Japan has always resented what they felt were American-imposed values. Now it looks like they're trying to do something about that. So instead of tackling the problem of bullying and student suicides, they choose to focus on "patriotism" and so-called Japanese values. But wasn't it these values that led to the disaster that was the Second World War in the first place, and the American Occupation? I see too in the same speech Ibuki referred to Japan as being "extremely homogeneous", something that Abe seems to have no problem with http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070227a9.html. The Ainu and Zainichi Koreans no doubt will differ with Ibuki on this topic. As for Taiwan, one shudders to think what kind of education reforms will be put in place if the KMT wins the presidency next year. For most of the post-World War II era, Japan was the only country in East Asia that could truly be called a democracy. Until comparatively recently, only the Japanese enjoyed free speech and a free press. But instead of being proud of this fact, the right-wing in Japan has always resented what they felt were American-imposed values. Now it looks like they’re trying to do something about that. So instead of tackling the problem of bullying and student suicides, they choose to focus on “patriotism” and so-called Japanese values. But wasn’t it these values that led to the disaster that was the Second World War in the first place, and the American Occupation?
I see too in the same speech Ibuki referred to Japan as being “extremely homogeneous”, something that Abe seems to have no problem with http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070227a9.html. The Ainu and Zainichi Koreans no doubt will differ with Ibuki on this topic.
As for Taiwan, one shudders to think what kind of education reforms will be put in place if the KMT wins the presidency next year.

]]> By: range http://toshuo.com/2007/japanese-education-minister-dont-respect-human-rights-too-much/#comment-29794 range Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:57:39 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/japanese-education-minister-dont-respect-human-rights-too-much/#comment-29794 <blockquote>human rights metabolic syndrome</blockquote> Wow, that is quite a statement.

human rights metabolic syndrome

Wow, that is quite a statement.

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