Public hearing on flag-anthem bill held in Okinawa

Public hearing on flag-anthem bill held in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The House of Representatives Cabinet Committee holds a public hearing July 6 in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on a bill to legally recognize the Hinomaru (rising sun) and ''Kimigayo'' (his majesty's reign) as Japan's national flag and anthem. Okinawa was the center of intense fighting during World War II. The question of whether to recognize the flag and the song as national symbols is sensitive because of the close association of them with Japan's imperial system and past militarism.

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