Description of the cup

This mug explains the Japanese proverb “Kateba Kangun makereba Zokugun”.

The translation of the above saying is “If you win, the government army If you lose, the thief army”.

The meaning is as follows.
Anyway, in the battle, the one who wins is right. It means that whether or not there is right or wrong is determined by victory or defeat.

Commentary

“Kangun” is the army of the imperial court. “Zokugun” is an army that is hostile to the imperial court. Those are the words that were born during the Meiji Restoration in Japan.