Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem

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The Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem is a Japanese statute enacted in 1999 that formally designates the Hinomaru as Japan’s national flag and “Kimigayo” as its national anthem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of the Diet of Japan ⓘ
Japanese statute ⓘ
appliesTo national symbols of Japan ⓘ
articleCount 3 ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1999-08-13 ⓘ
chapterCount 2 ⓘ
codifiedIn Japanese statute book ⓘ
controversy debate over association of Kimigayo with Japan’s imperial and militarist past ⓘ
opposition from some teachers’ unions and civic groups ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
dateEnacted 1999-08-13 ⓘ
datePromulgated 1999-08-13 ⓘ
defines design and proportions of the national flag of Japan ⓘ
lyrics of the national anthem Kimigayo ⓘ
designatesAsNationalAnthem Kimigayo ⓘ
designatesAsNationalFlag Hinomaru ⓘ
Nisshōki ⓘ
linked to: Nisshoki
enactedBy National Diet of Japan ⓘ
linked to: National Diet
era Heisei period ⓘ
linked to: Heisei
hasLegalEffectOn public schools in Japan ⓘ
hasLegalNumber 127 ⓘ
isPartOf Japanese positive law ⓘ
jurisdiction Japan ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalCitation Act No. 127 of 1999 ⓘ
legalStatusGrantedTo Hinomaru ⓘ
Kimigayo ⓘ
legislativeBody National Diet of Japan ⓘ
linked to: National Diet
motivatedBy need to clarify legal status of national flag and anthem ⓘ
nativeName 国旗及び国歌に関する法律 ⓘ
policyArea culture ⓘ
education ⓘ
national identity ⓘ
promulgatedBy Government of Japan ⓘ
recognizesAsNationalSymbol Hinomaru ⓘ
Kimigayo ⓘ
region East Asia ⓘ
relatedTo Education Basic Law of Japan ⓘ
School Education Law of Japan ⓘ
requires use of national flag and anthem at certain official ceremonies ⓘ
setsStandardFor official use of the Japanese national anthem ⓘ
official use of the Japanese national flag ⓘ
shortName National Flag and Anthem Law ⓘ
sponsor Liberal Democratic Party of Japan ⓘ
subjectMatter national anthem of Japan ⓘ
national flag of Japan ⓘ
typeOfLaw symbol law ⓘ
yearEnacted 1999 ⓘ

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Hinomaru → legalBasis → Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem ⓘ
Kimigayo → legalBasis → Act on National Flag and Anthem ⓘ
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Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem → shortName → National Flag and Anthem Law ⓘ
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Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem → nativeName → 国旗及び国歌に関する法律 ⓘ
linked to: Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem
Act No. 127 of 1999 → officialName → Law Concerning the National Flag and National Anthem ⓘ
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Act No. 127 of 1999 → shortName → National Flag and Anthem Law ⓘ
linked to: Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem
Nisshoki → legalBasis → Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem ⓘ
Flag of Japan → legalBasis → Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem ⓘ