The DNA of these great people has been passed down to the Japanese people today.Morality is an unspoken rule.

During the Meiji Restoration, many Japanese believed Western culture was superior to Japan's. Saigo Takamori, however, was different.
January 18, 2023
The following is from a feature article in the February issue of WiLL, a monthly magazine, titled "Formidable Biographies of Japan's Great Men," in which Zenko Onaki, a history educator, and Ippei Iijima, an artiste, discuss the history of Japan.
It is a must-read not only for the Japanese people but for people worldwide.
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Doyo Sasaki, Masanori Kusunoki, Sontoku Ninomiya, Kenji Miyazawa, Yoshifuru Akiyama and Masayuki Akiyama... The DNA of these great people has been passed down to the Japanese people today.

Morality is an unspoken rule.
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Sontoku Ninomiya, a contractor for the revitalization of Japan
Onagi　
At the time of the Meiji Restoration, many Japanese believed Western culture was superior to Japan.
However, Saigo Takamori was different.
"The West is barbaric,'' he said, adding, "If the West were truly a civilized country, they should have compassion for developing countries, explain and persuade them well, and lead them to civilization and enlightenment. However, on the contrary, have they been extremely cruel to countries behind the times and only coveted their interests? It is clearly barbaric.''
("Saigo Nanshu Teachings").
Ijima
Saigo believed that if he found a poor country, it would be natural to teach him how to make it rich.
However, the West at that time was a believer in power and did nothing but exploit.
That is why, after the Meiji Restoration, Japan worked hard to build a strong country and military to protect its noble spiritual culture and avoid being swallowed by Western powers.
Onagi
As with Saigo, a savior-like figure suddenly appears when Japan is forced into a critical situation.
During the Meiji period, Uchimura Kanzo's "Representative Japanese'' (introducing Saigo Takamori, Uesugi Yozan, Ninomiya Sontoku, Nakae Toki, and Nichiren)" was written to introduce such Japanese people overseas.
It was an incredible masterpiece.
There are many great works, but I would like to draw particular attention to Sontoku Ninomiya (1787-1856. statesman, agricultural politician, and thinker).
Ijima
That's what you mean.
Onagi
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put his political life on the line with the slogan, "Reclaim Japan.''
Ninomiya Sontoku has also achieved reconstruction in various regions, and it is no exaggeration to say that he is genuinely a contractor for the revitalization of Japan.