He was first in his class of 42 students. On February 22, 1993, the Kobe District Court ruled in favor of Kobe Tech and said: “The actions taken by the school did not violate the constitution, ” although it recognized that“ it cannot be denied that the plaintiffs ’ freedom of worship was somewhat restricted by the school’s requirement to participate in kendo drills. ”
एक जाने - माने विद्वान, ट्‌सूकूबॉ विश्‍वविद्यालय के प्रॉफ़ॆसर टॆट्‌सूओ शीमोमुरॉ, ओसाका उच्चतम न्यायालय में एक विशेषज्ञ गवाह के तौर पर साक्ष्य देने के लिए तैयार हो गए ।