Staff writer
HIROSHIMA -- Ichiro Yuasa's daughter did not attend her high school's graduation ceremony this March because she did not want to sing "Kimigayo."
Unlike graduation ceremonies in the previous six years, the principal of her school had decided to raise the Hinomaru flag and have "Kimigayo" sung at this year's ceremony, following an order from the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education.
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