Since the death of former Prime Minister Abe, the Sendai City Board of Education last month asked more than 180 municipal elementary schools and junior high schools to raise half flags at Mr. Abe's wake and funeral. .
The city board of education explained, ``We did not recognize it as a political activity, and left the decision to implement it to the school.''
According to the Sendai City Board of Education, based on the fact that former Prime Minister Abe was shot and died, on the 11th of last month, flags at 188 municipal elementary schools and junior high schools were lowered to half-staff for Mr. Abe's wake and funeral. It means that a notice was issued requesting that the
We don't know how many schools actually responded.
The city board of education said, ``The act of raising the flag at half mast is an act of condolence for a former prime minister, and we do not recognize it as a political activity. It was explained.
The notification was made based on the request of the city's general affairs department, and the city said, ``In view of the importance of having served as the prime minister for the longest period of time and also contributed to the reconstruction, we requested all departments to respond. I entrusted it to the judgment of