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The fad for things Western was strongest during the 1870s and early 1880s.
Starting around the mid 1880s, however, there developed some conservative
tendencies that began emphasizing Japanese or “Eastern” traditions. What
resulted was a blending of Western and Eastern traditions. One of the best
examples of this trend can be found in the area of education. When the Meiji
government introduced a modern education system in 1872, the basic structure
of education was based on the French model with a curriculum heavily
influenced by the United States. In the 1880s, conservative elements in the
government exerted their influence and added Shinto and Confucian based
morals to the compulsory education curriculum. In 1890, the “Imperial Rescript
on Education” (that is, the Emperor’s words to students) was issued and became
the basic moral guideline until the end of the WWII. This imperial rescript
clearly contained elements of State Shinto, stating: “Our Imperial Ancestors
have founded Our Empire on a basis broad and everlasting” and “should
emergency arise, offer yourselves courageously to the State; and thus guard and
maintain the prosperity of Our Imperial Throne coeval [of the same age] with
heaven and earth.” It also emphasized the Confucian virtues of filial piety,
loyalty, faithfulness, etc. What began to emerge was a Western-style education
system with a uniquely Japanese twist. . . . Explanation:
