One surprising fact to begin with: the last traces of eugenics (forced sterilisation of women with disabilities) was only abolished in 1996 in Japan. We tend to associate eugenics with pre-war Europe (especially Germany) and the United States, but Japan has its own history of eugenics, which dates back to Meiji times. read more
Eugenics was a part of Japan's absorption of Western knowledge, and the perception of inferiority (as a result of the forced opening of Japan by Perry and the subsequent unequal treaties enforced on the state) initially helped to light interest in the topic. read more
There was a significant moderate positive correlation between knowledge and attitude of husbands (r=0.371, P≤0.000) and wives (r=0.370, P≤0.000). There was a weak negative correlation between attitude and expressed practices scores of wives regarding eugenics (r=-0.176, P≤0.003). read more
There was a significant difference in the knowledge, attitude and expressed practices of husbands and wives regarding eugenics (P≤0.000). There was a significant moderate positive correlation between knowledge and attitude of husbands (r=0.371, P≤0.000) and wives (r=0.370, P≤0.000). read more