Political leaders, speaking of education (4)
Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan, speaks to the Japanese Parliament about the importance of education today, and the changes that education needs to undergo in order to remain relevant.
In order to cultivate the ability to face a new era with courage, the modalities for education will be drastically transferred from being uniform and passive, to being independent and creative. As for the revision of the Fundamental Law of Education, we will tackle the issues with firm commitment, based on nationwide discussions. We will advance reform of elementary and junior-high school education, aiming for solid academic prowess and rich minds, and the reform of universities in a manner befitting the mantel of the century of ‘wisdom’.
Koizumi, Junichiro. 2002. "General Policy Speech by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the 156th Session of the Diet, 31 January 2002."
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