The fifth is the immediate reformation of education. In carrying through the war, education plays an important part, but in order to spread the influence of education, it will depend on the spirit with which it is carried out. At this time, I should like to emphasize how I feel on the necessity of training men of good character. In winning this great war over Britain and America, and in order to establish a new Greater East Asia with trained leaders as the backbone, men of fine characters who are fit to carry out the various tasks must be trained, and who could be admired by the world. Hence the necessity of training men is urgently felt.
Today is the time to effect renovation in our educational system.
It is a great task of building a nation with the cooperation of the people with the government. At this time, when the nation is confronted with an unprecedented crisis, national structures applicable in the southern regions must be established with some enthusiasm on the part of the people. On this day of 2602 year since the founding of the Japanese Empire, it is of great importance that the people throughout the nation unite into a ball and go forward in order to spread the Imperial Way throughout the world. Before the August Virtue of His Imperial Majesty, the people must strive toward the establishment of a new world order and at the same time must establish peace. We must by all means complete our sacred mission of this war and . . .