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Only since 1989 has the Ministry of Education begun urging schools to raise the profile of Hinomaru and "Kimigayo," leaving thousands of school principals to shoulder the burden of history that crushed Ishikawa.
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The last time the government took a poll, 84 percent approved of the rising sun as the national flag and 77 percent approved of "Kimigayo," but that was in 1974.
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Because the CD includes a punked-out version of "Kimigayo," Japan's national anthem.
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He belted out the punky "Kimigayo" to a packed and fervid audience last Tuesday.
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"When the Japanese military invaded Asia, the rising-sun flag led the corps and the 'Kimigayo' was sung when Japanese soldiers won a battle," Mr. Kondo said.
Archive 2004-12-01 Mumon 2004
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"When the Japanese military invaded Asia, the rising-sun flag led the corps and the 'Kimigayo' was sung when Japanese soldiers won a battle," Mr. Kondo said.
In the News... Mumon 2004
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He and scores of colleagues refused, because for them the rising-sun flag and the anthem, "Kimigayo," or "His Majesty's Reign," are symbols of imperialism.
In the News... Mumon 2004
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He and scores of colleagues refused, because for them the rising-sun flag and the anthem, "Kimigayo," or "His Majesty's Reign," are symbols of imperialism.
Archive 2004-12-01 Mumon 2004
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Japan's parliament designated the World War II hymn "Kimigayo" as the national anthem in 1999.
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The Japanese anthem "Kimigayo," or "His Majesty's Reign," is a short, five-line tribute to its emperor.
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