Politicians, Teachers and the Japanese Constitution: Flag, Freedom and the State
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| ANO | 2007 |
| TIPO | Article |
| PERIÓDICO | Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology |
| ISSN | 1743-7555 |
| E-ISSN | 1743-7563 |
| EDITORA | Wiley (Blackwell Publishing) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466007020396 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
On September 21, 2006, a Tokyo District Court panel issued a sharp rebuke to nationalist politicians who seek to use the nation's public schools as tools to promote their romantic vision of Japan. The suit was filed on behalf of 401 Tokyo public school teachers in order to challenge an October 2003 order requiring them to stand before the Hinomaru flag and sing 'Kimi ga Yo' at entrance and graduation ceremonies. The court not only found this order to be an unlawful violation of Japan's Fundamental Law of Education and the constitutional guarantee of 'freedom of thought and conscience,' it also ordered the Tokyo Metropolitan government to pay each plaintiff 30,000 yen in compensation for emotional suffering.