Where is the Ministry of Education?

I am watching the TV program where 50 real teachers are discussing different educational issues with guests. One of the guests are harshly criticizing teachers. But I don't think it makes sense to say those criticisms and suggestions to the teachers. They lack authority to initiate any systematic educational reforms. Instead of lynching teachers alone, I think the program should have brought some bureaucrats from the Ministry of Education and interrogated them. (But they wouldn't come anyway.)

So where is Japanese education going?