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Japan Teachers Union (日本教職員組合 Nihon Kyōshokuin Kumiai JTU) often just called Nikkyoso (日教組 Nikkyōso) is Japan’s largest and oldest labor union of teachers and school staff. The union is known for its critical stance against the conservative Liberal Democratic Party government on such issues as Kimi ga Yo the Flag of Japan and the screening of history text books since its near continuous one-party rule since 1945. It is affiliated to the trade union confederation Rengo.