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Prefectural Assembly Narrowly Rejects Opinion Letter, Promptly Establishing a Crime Against Damaging the National Emblem of Japan

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At its plenary session on the 22nd, the Mie Prefectural Assembly rejected by a single vote a draft opinion calling on the national government to quickly enact a "crime of damaging the national emblem of Japan" that would punish acts of damaging the Hinomaru flag. 22 members voted in favor, while 23 opposed. According to the assembly, the draft opinion was proposed by Councillor Seiko Namba (Senate Party, 1st term, representing Kuwana City and Ku…
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At its plenary session on the 22nd, the Mie Prefectural Assembly rejected by a single vote a draft opinion calling on the national government to quickly enact a "crime of damaging the national emblem of Japan" that would punish acts of damaging the Hinomaru flag. 22 members voted in favor, while 23 opposed. According to the assembly, the draft opinion was proposed by Councillor Seiko Namba (Senate Party, 1st term, representing Kuwana City and Ku…

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伊勢新聞 broke the news in on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
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