TOKYO: More than 200 Japanese citizens, including members of Christian groups and Buddhist monks, have sued the government over its plan to use taxpayer money for ceremonies next year to mark the new emperor’s enthronement.
About 240 people joined a lawsuit filed yesterday at the Tokyo District Court, arguing that funding what they say are religious ceremonies from the national budget violates the constitutional separation of religion and state.
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