Maciamo
Mar 31, 2004, 13:52
Japan Times : Teachers will be punished for not singing anthem (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/member.html?nn20040331a1.htm)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education said Tuesday it will punish teachers at public high schools in the capital who refused to stand up and sing the "Kimigayo" national anthem at graduation ceremonies this month.
Nearly 200 teachers at metropolitan government-run high schools refused to sing the anthem at ceremonies in March, a group of such teachers and their supporters said. The number of teachers to be penalized and the specifics of the punishment have not been released.
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What a tyranny ! What good does it do to sing an anthem, and what purpose does it serve to force people who don't want to ? Nationalism apart, what about people who don't like singing ?
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education said Tuesday it will punish teachers at public high schools in the capital who refused to stand up and sing the "Kimigayo" national anthem at graduation ceremonies this month.
Nearly 200 teachers at metropolitan government-run high schools refused to sing the anthem at ceremonies in March, a group of such teachers and their supporters said. The number of teachers to be penalized and the specifics of the punishment have not been released.
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What a tyranny ! What good does it do to sing an anthem, and what purpose does it serve to force people who don't want to ? Nationalism apart, what about people who don't like singing ?