original (melody only) Problems playing these files? See media help. "Kimigayo" (君が代) is the national anthem of Japan. The lyrics are from a waka poem...
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War II (the Pacific War), the use of the flag and the national anthem Kimigayo has been a contentious issue for Japan's public schools, and disputes about...
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legislate the hinomaru and Kimigayo as the official symbols of Japan. However, a law to establish the hinomaru and Kimigayo as official in 1974 failed...
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Ōyama Iwao (section Kimigayo)
Ōyama selected the poem which came to be used in Japan's national anthem kimigayo. From the Japanese Wikipedia Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun...
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shortest anthem in the world; the first being Japanese national anthem "Kimigayo" of seven lines. The sun of the east 'long the horizon the believers of...
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worldwide. However, with the annexation of Korea by Japan in 1910, Japan's "Kimigayo" became the official anthem, and the Korean anthem was banned. After Korea's...
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Shikibu's The Tale of Genji and the lyrics of Japan's national anthem "Kimigayo" were written during this time. Japan's feudal era was characterized by...
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National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...
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composer and musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimigayo" and the national anthem of the Korean Empire, "Aegukga". Eckert was a...
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unusual in being an acrostic in both languages. The Japanese anthem, "Kimigayo", employs the oldest lyrics of any national anthem, taking its words from...
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National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...
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has gone around the field and lined up in the middle, the band will play Kimigayo and the Japanese flag will be raised. Local officials will make speeches...
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National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...
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National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...
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Gokajō no Goseimon "The Oath in Five Articles" Anthem: (1869–1945) 君が代 Kimigayo "His Imperial Majesty's Reign" The Empire of Japan at its peak in 1942...
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British Hong Kong internationally from 1841 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1997. "Kimigayo", the national anthem of the Empire of Japan, during Japan's military occupation...
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National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...
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v t e Music of Japan "Kimigayo" (National anthem) Traditional Instruments Post Meiji Restoration (1868–present) Commercial song [ja] Gakusēka (student...
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Qing national anthem. A Chinese version of the Japanese national anthem Kimigayo (adopted by the Meiji regime in 1888) was played in the new-style schools...
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for an announcement "of the highest importance." The national anthem, Kimigayo, was played, followed by the Emperor's speech.: 160 Reportedly, this was...
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National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...
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National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...
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National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...
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v t e Music of Japan "Kimigayo" (National anthem) Traditional Instruments Post Meiji Restoration (1868–present) Commercial song [ja] Gakusēka (student...
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v t e Music of Japan "Kimigayo" (National anthem) Traditional Instruments Post Meiji Restoration (1868–present) Commercial song [ja] Gakusēka (student...
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Moriyoshi (Hiraga) Minamoto no Chikayoshi (Okada) Hongo, Jun. Hinomaru, 'Kimigayo' express conflicts both past and future. The Japan Times. 17 July 2007...
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Advance. Sagisu arranged a rendition of the Japanese national anthem, "Kimigayo", performed at the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony by Misia. Show...
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National seals of Japan Imperial Seal Government Seal State Seal Privy Seal Kimigayo Policies Constitution Charter Oath Foreign relations Imperial Rescript...
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