Japanese High School Asks Students to Sing Chinese National Anthem at Opening Ceremony

Japanese High School Asks Students to Sing Chinese National Anthem at Opening Ceremony
Students of Takata High School attend the new school building opening ceremony on April 8, 2015 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan. The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images
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Recently, a private high school in Japan has caught the attention of Japanese and Chinese netizens alike: its students sang China’s national anthem at a ceremony marking the start of a new semester. The principal also addressed students in Chinese during the ceremony.

Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on April 24 that a private high school in Ebino City, Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan has been recruiting students from China for more than a decade, owing to low enrollment rates among locals.