The court acknowledged the sincerity of Kunihito’s refusal to do kendo drills and said: “The reason for the appellee to refuse participation in kendo drills was earnest and closely related to the very core of his faith. ”
सो कुनीहीटो को मार्च ८, १९९६ की सुबह को आश्‍चर्य हुआ, जब उसे बताया गया कि फ़ैसला उसी सुबह दिया जाएगा ।