Rise and Shine: Japan’s Politicians Engage in a ‘Morning Celebration War’ – Who Will Take Center Stage
“Morning celebration battle” in Japan’s political circles – “Morning” side sings “Morning” and takes the stage
In addition to the University of Tokyo (national), the schools with the most Prime Ministers in Japanese politics are Waseda University and Keio University, which are the highest private universities.
Especially when Fumio Kishida, who recently graduated from Waseda University’s Department of Law, was about to step down, Shigeru Ishiba, who graduated from Keio University’s Department of Law, came to power again. The next opponent, Shigeru Ishiba, the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, will face off in the general election next year at the latest. The representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, is also a graduate of Waseda University. If the “Morning Battle” in the academic world is a traditional event in Japan, the “Morning Battle” is currently being staged in the Japanese political arena.
The “Morning Battle” is a traditional sports event between Waseda University and Keio University. It originated from the baseball game between the two schools. This event not only has a high influence among students from both schools, but has also gradually become an important sports event in Japanese society. The history of the Hayakei Tournament can be traced back to 1903, when Keio University and Waseda University held their first competition. This game is considered the origin of the Tokyo Six University Baseball League. As time went by, the morning competition gradually expanded to include football, rowing and other sports, becoming an important competition activity between the two schools.
The morning battle is not only important in the field of sports, it has also become a part of Japanese culture, symbolizing the competition and competition between two top universities. In addition, the morning celebration has also extended to the “Tokyo Six University Baseball League” and other events, further expanding its influence and traditional significance.
Japan’s first graduate from Waseda University
Fumio Kishida (Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Yoshihiko Noda (Department of Political Science, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University)
Yoshiro Mori (Waseda University Second Faculty of Commerce)
Keizo Obuchi (Department of English Literature, Faculty of Letters, Waseda University → Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University)
Yasuo Fukuda (Department of Economics, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University)
Toshiki Kaifu (Transferred to the Waseda University Second Faculty of Law, Department of Law, Master’s Program, Waseda University Graduate School of Law)
Noboru Takeshita (Waseda University Faculty of Commerce)
Tanzan Ishibashi (Waseda University Faculty of Letters)
Japan’s first graduate from Keio University
Shigeru Ishiba (Legal Department, Faculty of Law, Keio University)
Ryutaro Hashimoto (Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University)
Yoshida Shigeru (Keio Gijuku (currently – dropped out of Keio University) →
TokyoSchool of Physics (now-
Tokyo(dropped out of science university) → Gakushuin Higher Department (currently Gakushuin University) closed →
TokyoGraduated from the Department of Political Science, Imperial University Law School
Takeshi Inukai (Keio University).
New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
Graduated from the Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Keio University in 1979. When he was still a second-year student, he won first place in the All-Japan Student Law Seminar Debate Competition.
Famous remarks: “The Self-Defense Forces are autistic troops”, “Shimane Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture is Japan’s Tibet”, “The Self-Defense Forces are violent devices”, “Screaming (loudly shouting) tactics are acts of terror”. “The Liberal Democratic Party makes people feel uncomfortable” and has a “feeling of disobedience” to the new name “Reiwa”. Interesting hobbies: Proficient in idols, one of the few idols in politics. He is very proficient in comics and animation. He is an old smoker and a smoker. Military enthusiast, railway enthusiast. Curry lovers. When I was in the fourth year of college, I met a beautiful woman in the library. “I didn’t believe there was such a beautiful woman in the world.” I fell in love at first sight. After eight years of pursuing her, we finally got married. Her name was Kako. His father was the second generation official of Shimatori County Governor. eldest daughter
Graduated from Waseda University. Second daughterSon
Graduated from Tokyo University of Science.
In 1901, Fukuzawa Yukichi passed away at the age of sixty-nine. More than 15,000 people attended the funeral of this great educator. The usually simple Fukuzawa family refused all gifts and offerings and only accepted A bouquet of memorial flowers sent by Okuma. When Okuma heard the news of Fukuzawa’s death, he cut the flowers he planted with tears in his eyes, mourned his deceased friend, and bloomed in front of his friend’s grave. At the end of the shogunate, Yukichi Fukuzawa, as one of the envoys of the Tokugawa shogunate, traveled across the ocean and saw baseball as a modern sport for the first time in San Francisco, the United States. During his exchanges with Okuma, he proposed the idea of college baseball. Initial concept of this form. After Fukuzawa passed away, Okuma, who wanted to fulfill his friend’s dream, held the first “Base Ball Morning Battle” in 1903, which was also the predecessor of the most popular annual “Tokyo Six University Baseball League Battle”. The fuse of the morning feud was lit on this day by Okuma Shigenobu.
Waseda University
Waseda University was founded in 1882 by Okuma Shigenobu, one of the founding fathers during the Meiji Restoration and former Prime Minister. The founding spirit of the school is: “independence of knowledge”, “flexible utilization of knowledge” and “achieving model citizens”.
In 2020, QS World University Rankings ranked 196th and Japan ranked 9th.
Keio University
Keio University was founded in 1858 by Fukuzawa Yukichi, a famous modern Japanese thinker, who purchased land in Tsukuba Metro Paoshu, Edo (the former name of Tokyo), and named it “Ran Gakushu”, also known as “Fukuzawa House”. In 1868, the school was officially named Keio University.
As of June 2024, the school has 14 research centers, 15 research institutes, and 1 laboratory
As of September 2024, the school has trained 5 prime ministers, 2 astronauts, and 8 Nobel Prize winners in medicine. In the 2024 QS World University Rankings, Keio University ranks 214th in the world. In addition, Keio University ranks 197th in the 2023 QS World University Rankings.