That is to say, first of all, from the basic point of "the emperor is god", it is natural and reasonable to publicize the dominant position of the emperor; Then he advocated unconditional obedience, belief and worship to the emperor and loyalty to the "kingdom of God" led by the emperor. This kind of thought is actually the basis of Japanese right-wing ideological trend, which can easily lead to narrow nationalism and super-nationalism. Although the thoughts of the representatives of the right-wing groups in Japan before the war were various, they were all typical and stubborn "imperial historical views".
For example:
1943, Japanese middle school textbooks were also changed to "national textbooks". The system of "national textbooks" ensures the implementation of "educational language" and also provides administrative means for the Japanese government to instill "imperial history view" into the people (2).
The content of "the view of imperial history" is full of all kinds of textbooks before the war, especially textbooks such as Self-cultivation, Mandarin and History.
"Self-cultivation" is a course of ideological education for students in Japan before the war, which directly reflects the will of the Japanese government and the spirit of "educational silence". Therefore, the compilation of "self-cultivation" national textbooks that emphasize "royal centralism" is the most concerned. Regarding the history of Japan, the textbook "Self-cultivation" mainly tells about the lineage of the emperor, instills in students the idea that the Japanese emperor is a descendant of God, proclaims that the legendary Emperor Jimmu was the emperor who founded Japan, and makes students worship him. As a result, the myths and legends about the founding of Japan, including the founding of Japan in 660 BC, recorded in the ancient Japanese books "National History of Japan" and "Historical Records" were impressively written into textbooks, and the concept of "divine country" was forcibly instilled in Japanese children. The first chapter of the history textbook at that time was "God of the sky", saying that God of the sky was the sun that shone all over the world and the ancestor of the emperor. Next, I will talk about the lineage of the emperor, praising the sageness of the emperors of past dynasties and the greatness of Japan under the emperor. The content of "Japan is the only good country in the world and a unique god country in the world" appears repeatedly in textbooks, which makes the Japanese establish the concept of "the glory of being born in an imperial country" from an early age.
The national textbooks before the war not only described the existence and function of the royal family as the central event of the whole Japanese history, but more importantly, described and restrained the dignity of the royal family, loyalty to the deification of the emperor, loyalty to the emperor and filial piety as the important moral content of the people. Because once the emperor is positioned on the godhead, people have the "reason" to worship him unconditionally, and filial piety is loyalty to God, so the "Chinese Textbook" focuses on advocating loyalty to the godhead emperor's behavior.
A brief introduction, I hope it will help you read.