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KIMIGAYO

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 26, 2017
High court rejects appeal by teachers refused work for not standing and singing national anthem
A Tokyo court rejected an appeal by former school teachers who claimed it was unreasonable they were banned from working part time after retirement because they did not sing the national anthem.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017
Nursery schools should encourage familiarity with Japan's national flag and anthem: guidelines
Children over the age of 3 should be u201cfamiliaru201d with the national flag and anthem, according to draft new guidelines for operating public and private nursery schools.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
Three Tokyo teachers fight against national anthem rule
At risk to their careers and salaries, a group of public school teachers in Tokyo who defied a rule obliging teachers to sing the national anthem during this year's school ceremonies renewed their call Thursday for its abolishment.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2015
Osaka court rules ordinance requiring teachers to stand for 'Kimigayo' is constitutional
The Osaka District Court has ruled that a prefectural ordinance obliging teachers to stand and sing the national anthem during school ceremonies is constitutional, rejecting a lawsuit filed by a teacher saying the rule violates freedom of thought.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2013
Read their lips: Osaka in anthem crackdown
Osaka's education chief stirs controversy by telling school principals to watch their teachers' lips during "Kimigayo" to check they are really singing the national anthem.
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2013
Censorship by education boards
It is extremely regrettable that boards of education are actively censoring history textbooks that have been approved by the ministry of education.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2013
Texts that say teachers told to obey axed
The Tokyo board of education has labeled two history textbooks by Jikkyo Shuppan Co. as inappropriate for public high schools because they state some local governments are forcing teachers to sing the national anthem and display the Hinomaru flag.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world