Word: kendo
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Army has already banned the fable about the golden ox who sought greener pastures (he is really seeking a Greater East Asia), and bellicose sports like judo and kendo (fencing with wooden swords). It has also canceled history, geography and ethics courses, because the texts were deeply Shinto-stained. The educators recommended a new kind of civics training-emphasizing "heroes of civil life," and stressing that "politics is an honor, not a disgrace." Teachers would be given security to think, speak and act freely...