The Division for Development and Public Relations     Research Project Name: Japanese school songs and the Russo-Japanese war: Partners: Surname   First Name   Courses   EPPSTEIN URY [Courses List] Research Abstract: Before and during the Russo-Japanese war (1904-5), the Japanese  Ministry of Education published school songbooks containing songs on  the war. Starting with an apologetic justification of the war, the  songs proceed to glorify the heroism and victories of the Japanese  soldiers. Since Japanese schoolbooks were designed to reflect the  official policy of the government, this research attempts to  investigate the pupils' indoctrination of militarism and colonialism  in relation to the ideologies that led to Japan's role in subsequent  wars.    © All rights reserved to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem