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**meencegic** · 10-30-2007, 07:24 AM

My wife shares the sentiment that her country needs a new anthem as well as a new flag.
As much of a patriot as she is, her feeling is that the lines which call for and worship of the Emperor, even in stanza harkens to a era of past militarism which Japan no longer embraces.
Her vote is for a symbol more representative of the more "modern" Japan, such as a Tsuru (Crane) or something of that nature.
As far as I know, The Red and White on the current flag is representative of the Shinto creation myth, Izanagi/Izanami etc...and has past nationalistic iconography.

Why take names, and why would anyone fight for keeping such symbols of Japan's past alive?

One phrase:
The Ultra Conservative Right Wing.

10-30-2007, 07:24 AM	#2
meencegic Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	My wife shares the sentiment that her country needs a new anthem as well as a new flag. As much of a patriot as she is, her feeling is that the lines which call for and worship of the Emperor, even in stanza harkens to a era of past militarism which Japan no longer embraces. Her vote is for a symbol more representative of the more "modern" Japan, such as a Tsuru (Crane) or something of that nature. As far as I know, The Red and White on the current flag is representative of the Shinto creation myth, Izanagi/Izanami etc...and has past nationalistic iconography. Why take names, and why would anyone fight for keeping such symbols of Japan's past alive? One phrase: The Ultra Conservative Right Wing.
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