Tsu Groundbreaking Ceremony Lawsuit - Tsujichinsai Sosho

Japanese: 津地鎮祭訴訟 - ツジチンサイソショウ

This was a case in which the question of whether the ground-breaking ceremony held by Tsu City in Mie Prefecture using public funds for the construction of a municipal gymnasium violated the principle of separation of religion and state as stipulated in the Constitution was contested. In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled that the ceremony did not violate the Constitution, as it was not recognized as aiding, subsidizing, or promoting a specific religion, or oppressing or interfering with other religions.

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Japanese:

三重県津市が市立体育館の建設に際し、公金を支出して地鎮祭を行ったことについて、憲法に定められた政教分離の原則に反するかどうかが争われた裁判。最高裁判所は昭和52年（1977）、特定の宗教を援助・助成・促進したり、他の宗教を圧迫・干渉を加えたりするものとは認められないとして、憲法に違反しないとの判断を下した。

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