Editing Kimigayo (section)

== Present-day perception ==
According to a survey conducted by [[TV Asahi]], most [[Japanese people]] perceived "Kimigayo" as an important, yet a controversial song even before the passage of the ''[[Act on National Flag and Anthem]]'' in 1999.<ref name="asahi990718">{{cite web |url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/n-station/research/990717/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523125535/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/n-station/research/990717/index.html|archive-date=23 May 2008|title=国旗・国歌法制化について|trans-title=About the Law of the Flag and Anthem|work=Asahi Research|publisher=TV Asahi|language=ja |date=18 July 1999 |access-date=11 March 2008}}</ref> However, a poll in the same year, conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun, found that most respondents opposed legislation that make it the national anthem, or thought that the Diet should take more time in passing such a law.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/1999/08/09/national/flag-anthem-law-no-end-to-controversy/ |author=Asako Murakami |title=Flag-anthem law no end to controversy |work=[[The Japan Times]] Online |date=9 August 1999 |access-date=21 December 2015 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421171822/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/1999/08/09/national/flag-anthem-law-no-end-to-controversy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Many Japanese students, who must sing the song at entrance and graduation ceremonies, say they cannot understand the old and obsolete language of the lyrics and are not educated on its historical uses.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mayumi Negishi |title='Kimigayo' controversy leaves students indifferent, confused |work=[[The Japan Times]] Online |date=9 July 1999 |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/1999/07/22/national/kimigayo-controversy-leaves-students-indifferent-confused/ |access-date=21 December 2015 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404165511/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/1999/07/22/national/kimigayo-controversy-leaves-students-indifferent-confused/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Controversies surrounding the use of the anthem in school events still remain.