Rising-Sun Flag!?

Photo: 21 March, 2000

At our university, we have not raised the rising-sun flag after the World War. Pressured by the Mayor of Kyoto City, however, the authorities of the university raised the flag on 20 March, 1998 (graduation ceremony) and on 10 April, 1998 (entrance ceremony) without holding a debate by the staff.

Soon, members of teaching staff started a movement against raising the flag. In spite of strong opposition from the teaching staff, on 19 January, 1999, the authorities desided to continue raising the flag on ceremonies.

Those who have opinions on raising the rising-sun flag at universities in Japan, please write to the office of the university, or to the president, Y. Nishijima:

snail mail: Kyoto City University of Arts
            Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1197, Japan

Fax:        +81 75 332 0709

Thank you very much for visiting this page.

This is a persnal page of T. Fujiwara, one of teaching staff at Kyoto City University of Arts.

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Last Updated: 2000/03 by T. Fujiwara fujiwara@kcua.ac.jp