 The "Rescript" was issued by Emperor Meiji of Japan on 4 January 1882.It was considered the most important document in the development of the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy.The "Imperial Rescript" was primarily written by Inoue Kowashi and Yamagata Aritomo (two of the Meiji Oligarchs), along with some stylistic flourishes added by the progovernment journalist Fukuchi Gen'ichiro.