The officials have added they only instructed to fly the flags at half-staff ... The Asahi Shimbun asked the education boards of Japan’s 47 prefectures and 20 ordinance-designated major cities ...
Despite such concerns, some schools around Japan did fly flags at half-staff or raised mourning flags. The flag at Takasaki High School, Nakasone’s alma mater in Gunma Prefecture, flew at half ...