The feelings about the Hinomaru and Kimigayo represented a general shift from a patriotic feeling about "Dai Nippon" – Great Japan – to the pacifist and anti-militarist "Nihon".
Muncullah suatu pergeseran kesan terhadap Hinomaru dan Kimigayo dari sikap patriotik tentang "Dai Nippon" – Jepang Raya – menjadi sikap pasifis dan anti-militer "Nihon".