Semi-Quantitative Analysis of how the Preambles in Ordinances are designed: Observing the Change of People’s Motivation towards “Inheritance†after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Noriko Kurata, Yuko Kurata, Masakazu Ohashi

Abstract


This paper investigated changes in the concept of "inheritance" before and after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake(GEJE).

After this disaster, there were new Fundamental Ordinances on Local Autonomy(FOs) enacted in Japan, all of which begin with preambles.

This study analyzed the preambles to these new laws by applying a semi-quantitative analysis methodology.

GEJE was a dreadful natural disaster known to typically occur only once every 1,000 years or so.

By analyzing the relationship between people's real experiences of the GEJE and the preambles of the new FOs, which are considered to be supreme laws enforced by the Japanese local governments, the findings showed that the preambles had changed to include an increased frequency of expressions regarding inheritance.

This finding can be said to indicate part of a change of awareness to "inheritance", which forms the foundation of Japanese education.


Keywords


education; inheritance; ordinance; local autonomy; disaster

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