We explore the origins and history of ‘Kimigayo’, one of the world’s oldest and shortest national anthems. Japan has one of the oldest national anthems in the world. ‘Kimigayo’ is the country’s single ...

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To some they are symbols of national pride, to others icons of a militaristic past. “Kimigayo,” the national anthem, and the Hinomaru, the national flag, have been perpetual sources of controversy ...

The Ishigaki city assembly in Okinawa Prefecture recently passed a resolution to ascertain whether children of elementary and junior high school age were taught the “Kimigayo” national anthem in class ...

The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by a teacher seeking the annulment of a board of education reprimand issued over her refusal to play “Kimigayo” on the piano during a school ...

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TOKYO -- The Supreme Court has dismissed a damages suit filed by 22 former teachers who argued that the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education acted illegally by refusing to rehire them for not ...

Keiko Hirata [Assistant Professor, California State University Northridge]: "In March 2009, the Tokyo District Court rejected a lawsuit filed by Japanese teachers who had been penalized for refusing ...

KBS explained that there was "no intention to praise or glorify Japanese imperialism" regarding the broadcast of the opera "Madama Butterfly," which features the Japanese national anthem Kimigayo, on ...

Regarding the declaration of emergency martial law on December 3, some have claimed a connection to Japan's national anthem, Kimigayo. On the 16th, on JTBC's 'Genreman Yeouido,' No Jong-myeon, a ...