HIROSHIMA Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui cited a part of the prewar Imperial Rescript on Education stressing loyalty to the emperor in training materials for new city employees, The Asahi Shimbun learned on Dec. 11.
OSAKA A government request for help with a crowdfunding campaign to cover the costs of Nov. 23 parades for Kansai region champion professional baseball teams is not a big hit with local educators.
SUITA, Osaka Prefecture Labor unions of teachers here are criticizing the municipal board of education s survey of how many students have memorized the lyrics of the national anthem.
Seven public schools in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward will be closed on Sept. 27 to ensure the safety of the children during the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.