Outside of the school system, there was a controversy regarding "Kimigayo" soon after the passage of the 1999 law. A month after the law's passage, a record containing a performance of "Kimigayo" by Japanese rock musician Kiyoshiro Imawano was removed by Polydor Records from his album Fuyu no Jujika (冬の十字架, Cross in Winter). Polydor did not want to attract harassment from far-right groups. In response, Imawano re-released the album through an independent label with the track in question.
Outside of the school system there was a controversy regarding "Kimigayo" soon after the passage of the 1999 law A month after the law's passage a record containing a performance of "Kimigayo" by Japanese rock musician Kiyoshiro Imawano was removed by Polydor Records from his album Fuyu no Jujika (冬の十字架 Cross in Winter) Polydor did not want to attract harassment from far-right groups In response Imawano re-released the album through an independent label with the track in question