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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 21:55, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Fukuzawa is *not* in the group photo. That is a different delegation, which went to Washington D.C. on a different ship (not the Kanrin Maru).
How true is that bit about the Korean students getting drunk and stealing from the school. It sounds like Japanese folklore to me...
Fukuzawa was later criticized as a supporter of Japanese imperialism because of his essay " Datsu-A Ron" ("Leaving Asia") published in 1885, as well as for his support of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Yet, " Datsu-A Ron" was actually a response to a failed attempt by Koreans to organize an effective reform faction, an attempt he had supported. He had invited young Korean aristocrats to his school. Yet, they squandered their time and money on getting drunk and buying prostitutes and after Fukuzawa tightened their allowance, they attempted a failed robbery of a school safe. The essay was published as a withdrawal of his support. Nevertheless the assistance provided to radical Koreans during this era was never intended to lead to complete independence for the peninsula, but on the contrary sought to bring Korea under ever greater Japanese influence. This was amply demonstrated by the power-plays undertaken in Korea by both Koreans supported by Fukuzawa and the Imperial Japanese Army during the First Sino-Japanese War.
Somebody who's knowledgeable about this person please fix the paragraph for following reasons.
In the Criticism section, the material we have now about Fukuzawa's relation to Asia is either unsourced (first paragraph), or based on a minor book (second paragraph). The book is a mass-market paperback by a Fukuzawa scholar. I rewrote the paragraph to clarify his argument -- that discriminatory statements attributed to Fukuzawa were really by someone else -- but really it's just a footnote to history and could be summarized in one sentence.
I'm not a Fukuzawa expert, but there must be dozens of good articles about this. Looks like this still needs a lot of work. --
Margin1522 (
talk) 07:20, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Though this is a lengthy, detailed, and professional-sounding article, highly informative and interesting, with plenty of pictures, I am positive there is much more than can be said on such an important figure. がんばってください。 LordAmeth 02:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Appletrees is trying to add two categories, Category:Racism and Category:Anti-Korean sentiment in Japan. Fukuzawa criticized China and Korea in Datsua-ron, because these countries did not receive Western manners as Japan did. This is not a racism, nor Anti-Korea sentiment. It's just a critic. I strongly oppose adding such categories on this article.-- Mochi 13:46, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
As part of a class project, I am planning on adding to this article. Specifically, I might expand the early life/biography section, possibly including mentions of his family. I might also include more about his views i.e. on women's rights and gender equality. My primary source will be Fukuzawa Yukichi: From Samurai to Capitalist by Helen Hopper. Does anyone have any suggestions about what else I might change, or what other sources I might use? ShepardCommanderN7 ( talk) 02:30, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
The Voices of the Past YouTube channel has published videos with dramatic readings related to Fukuzawa Yukichi. One is about his visit to the United States in 1860, and another is about his visit to Europe in 1862. Squideshi ( talk) 21:16, 23 June 2020 (UTC)