In 1890 an important imperial edict on education was issued, promoting Asian (that is, Chinese and Japanese) values in culture and stressing loyalty to the emperor and general harmony.
Loyalty to the emperor was promoted in 1890 via an imperial edict.
A man with his arms outspread who looks like he is filled with ecstatic joy is jumping vigorously from old, weathered, yellowed stairs as a man in a green shirt beneath him is lying on his back and seeming to be photographing him or making a video of what is happening.