The Boston Globe, June 10th, 2002
YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hidetoshi Nakata was mouthing the words of the Kimigayo last night, which means nationalism is no longer considered "dasai" - uncool - in Japan. Nakata once claimed he would not sing the national anthem because of its emperor-glorifying, jingoistic intentions. The right-wing fringe differed with Nakata, and he took their death threats seriously, hiring 24-hour personal security, avoiding media interviews and, eventually, moving to Italy. Nakata, though, is the most consistently visible icon in Japan these days, his image ubiquitous on billboards and in the subways. If Nakata ...
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