(2)Emperor says flag, anthem are matters for personal consideration

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito speaks as Empress Michiko listens at a press conference at the Imperial Palace on April 25. The emperor said that the national anthem and flag are matters best left to individual citizens, in reference to a controversy sparked by a Tokyo metropolitan government's order in 2003 to make displaying the flag and singing the anthem compulsory in public schools. (Pool photo)

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