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Teachers awarded compensation for being forced to sing national anthem
TOKYO —
A Japanese court has awarded 537 million yen ($4336011.87) in compensation to a group of teachers who were punished for refusing to sing the country’s anthem, the group said Tuesday as it condemned nationalism in education.
The Tokyo District Court ruled Monday that the capital’s municipal government must pay a total of 537 million yen to 22 former high school teachers.
The group said the city refused to rehire them under a scheme that extends employment past the retirement age, because they disobeyed orders to stand and sing the anthem at graduation ceremonies.
Some critics say Japan’s anthem amounts to a call to sacrifice oneself for the emperor and celebrates militarism.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/teachers-awarded-compensation-for-being-forced-to-sing-national-anthem
