Among the many good changes made by General MacArthur I may mention here the destruction of the military machine and the secret societies, the abolition of legalised prostitution, the breaking of the power of the Zaibatsu (the mighty syndicates which controlled Japan’s industry, commerce and finance), the abolition of the feudal land system and the complete revision of the educational system. The Japanese school system was probably the most centralised in the world. The textbooks were always prepared by the Mombusho, the Ministry of Education, and distributed by the Government even to the smallest village schools in remote mountains. These textbooks really needed an overhaul. And as far as I can see the reform goes on in the right way. A normal Japanese patriotism is allowed. Furthermore Japanese history can be taught from the Japanese point of view as long as the truth is told, in short, MacArthur is determined to preserve what is distinctive and valuable in Japan. Special stress is given to one of Emperor Meiji’s rescripts which commands that ‘Intercourse with foreign countries shall in future be carried on in accordance with the public laws of the whole world’.