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This paper clarifies how Kato Kan received the ideas of Fukuzawa Yukichi and how he tried to develop them. Fukuzawa attempted to shift from Chinese classic studies to Western studies, but he did not regard Western studies as practical studies in their own right. He believed that studies could only be practical studies if they could be put to practical use in everyday life, and this idea of practical studies had a strong influence on Kato Kan. For Kato, the practicality of studies meant that they could contribute to solving social issues. Thus, Kato devoted himself to creating a new field of study, “interdisciplinary policy studies”, which could respond to the problems of real society. Another characteristic of Katoʼs reception of Fukuzawa is that he does not emphasize Fukuzawaʼs criticism of Confucianism. This is linked to his interpretation of Fukuzawa as a critic of the modern Japanese political and economic system, in which the private sector is dependent on the public sector. In fact, Fukuzawa believed that the ideal was for industry to be established through private investment, and he was critical of government interference in the market. This stance of Fukuzawa was inherited in Katoʼs theory and practice.
