In Japan, this poem seems very important to the citizens. I believe that it is very important considering that in the article it says "Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, their two sons and other royalty in gowns sat silently inside a large room in the palace". Royalty attended the reading of the ten winning tanka's ("traditional five-line Japanese poems"). The theme for the tanka of 2011 was "shore" and the theme for 2012 will be "standing up".
Standing up
Up on your feet please
Take a stand, speak your mind now
Everybody up
Man up and do a good deed
Everyone needs to stand up
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