Keiko Hirata [Assistant Professor, California State University Northridge]: "In March 2009, the Tokyo District Court rejected a lawsuit filed by Japanese teachers who had been penalized for refusing ...

Shohei Ohtani teared up when he heard the Japanese anthem during an exhibition game. Even the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani can shed a tear or two. Despite all the success he has had ...

Japan's national anthem was roundly booed by a seemingly capacity crowd in Pyongyang Tuesday as the former colonial power took on North Korea in a dead rubber World Cup qualifier. Live television ...

The first version of Japan’s national anthem was composed by an Irishman, William Fenton. The story of Fenton, considered "the father of band music in Japan,” was shared by Irish diplomatic historian ...

TOKYO — Hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling party kicked off their first full working day of 2013 by singing the national anthem, seen by critics as a symbol of past imperialism ...

Carlos Sainz was fined €20,000 by the FIA for being late to the Japanese national anthem on the grid prior to Sunday’s race – despite having a stomach issue. The Spanish driver, now racing for ...