According to Jennifer Robertson of the University of Michigan, eugenism, as part of the new scientific order, was introduced in Japan " under the aegis of nationalism and empire building . " She identifies " positive eugenism " and " negative eugenism . " Positive eugenism, promoted by Ikeda Shigenori, refers to " the improvement of circumstances of sexual reproduction and thus incorporates advances in sanitation, nutrition and physical education into strategies to shape the reproductive choices and decisions of individual and families " Negative Eugenism, promoted by Hisomu Nagai, " involves the prevention of sexual reproduction, through induced abortion or sterilization among people deemed unfit " . " Unfit " included people such as alcoholics, lepers, the mentally ill, the physically disabled, and criminals.
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According to Jennifer Robertson of the University of Michigan, eugenism, as part of the new scientific order, was introduced in Japan " under the aegis of nationalism and empire building . " She identifies " positive eugenism " and " negative eugenism . " Positive eugenism, promoted by Ikeda Shigenori, refers to " the improvement of circumstances of sexual reproduction and thus incorporates advances in sanitation, nutrition and physical education into strategies to shape the reproductive choices and decisions of individual and families " Negative Eugenism, promoted by Hisomu Nagai, " involves the prevention of sexual reproduction, through induced abortion or sterilization among people deemed unfit " . " Unfit " included people such as alcoholics, lepers, the mentally ill, the physically disabled, and criminals.
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According to Jennifer Robertson of the University of Michigan, eugenism, as part of the new scientific order, was introduced in Japan " under the aegis of nationalism and empire building . " She identifies " positive eugenism " and " negative eugenism . " Positive eugenism, promoted by Ikeda Shigenori, refers to " the improvement of circumstances of sexual reproduction and thus incorporates advances in sanitation, nutrition and physical education into strategies to shape the reproductive choices and decisions of individual and families " Negative Eugenism, promoted by Hisomu Nagai, " involves the prevention of sexual reproduction, through induced abortion or sterilization among people deemed unfit " . " Unfit " included people such as alcoholics, lepers, the mentally ill, the physically disabled, and criminals.
