国旗損壊罪法案、共同提出の党も異例欠席　対立の発端は「中傷動画」：朝日新聞

Japan's Lower House OKs National Flag Vandalism Bill

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, passed a bill to criminalize the act of damaging the national flag by a majority vote on Tuesday.…