Kindergarten apologizes for playing Japanese military song at graduation  

上海一幼儿园毕业典礼放日本军歌 官方严肃处理

据上海市闸北区教育局官方微博消息，今天(11日)下午，闸北区教育局关注到网上反映民办上海市震旦外国语幼儿园曾在今年6月27日幼儿毕业典礼上使用《军舰进行曲》作为背景音乐的事件，并于第一时间进行了核实，情况基本属实。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A kindergarten in Shanghai has apologized for unintentionally using a Japanese military song as background music at a graduation ceremony.

A class of children at Zhendan Kindergarten in Shanghai's Zhabei district played drums with the song at a graduation ceremony on June 27, which parents posted online.

The video clip made a splash online Thursday, after the background music was identified by netizens as Warship March, a song for the Imperial Japanese Navy, reports said.

The local education department said that afternoon that an investigation had been launched, and promised to deal with the incident seriously.

In a written apology to the public, the head of the kindergarten said the headmaster didn't know anything about the song and selected the music at random for the children's performance.

The headmaster has been suspended, the People's Daily Online said.