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According to cardinal principles, what was kokutai? how did the document define the national essence of japan? how did its authorscompare japan to the west?
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Kokutai was an evocative term that referred to the national essence or the fundamental character of the Japanese nation and people. The national essence of Japan was defined as a loving, liberty based, and equal country. The author's stated Japan was better and didn't need Western ideas.