This is not surprising considering the fact that buerecrats in charge of the home ministry during the war, were subsequently moved to the education department after the general amnesty on war criminals, including one of the former home ministers being named the fifth minister of education (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeo_Ōdachi)
Yes, very much so
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21226068
This is not surprising considering the fact that buerecrats in charge of the home ministry during the war, were subsequently moved to the education department after the general amnesty on war criminals, including one of the former home ministers being named the fifth minister of education (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeo_Ōdachi)