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 ...

TOKYO — Hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling party kicked off their first full working day of 2013 by singing the national anthem, seen by critics as a symbol of past imperialism ...

Japan's national anthem was roundly booed by a seemingly capacity crowd in Pyongyang Tuesday as the former colonial power took on North Korea in a dead rubber World Cup qualifier. Live television ...

The first version of Japan’s national anthem was composed by an Irishman, William Fenton. The story of Fenton, considered "the father of band music in Japan,” was shared by Irish diplomatic historian ...

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 24: (CHINA OUT) Sun Yang competes in Men’s 4 x100m freestyle relay during day five of the 2014 Asian Games on September 24, 2014 in ...