抄録
On December 15, 2006, the Fundamental Law of Education Bill was enacted according to the original bill with the agreement only of the ruling parties, in No. 165 extraordinary session of the Diet. This new law was promulgated as the Fundamental Law of Education (Law No.120, 22 December 2006) on the 22nd of the same month, and it took effect on the same day. The Fundamental Law of Education (Law No.25, 31 March 1947) which conformed to the spirit of the Constitution of Japan, was an extremely important law that clarified the aim and principles of new Japanese education after World War H. This law was never revised for about 60 years. The new Fundamental Law of Education (2006) revised the Fundamental Law of Education (1947) overall. The purpose of this article is, firstly, to sketch out the political dynamics over "revision" of the Fundamental Law of Education, and secondly, to clarify some characteristics and problems of the new Fundamental Law of Education.
