diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index 47f6daec..803d5842 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseFlowMap(ctx *context) (*ast.MappingNode, error) {
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			ctx := ctx.withChild(p.mapKeyText(key))
 			colonTk := mapKeyTk.Group.Last()
 			if p.isFlowMapDelim(ctx.nextToken()) {
 				value, err := newNullNode(ctx, ctx.insertNullToken(colonTk))
@@ -619,8 +620,10 @@ func (p *parser) parseMapValue(ctx *context, key ast.MapKeyNode, colonTk *Token)
 	if ctx.isComment() {
 		tk = ctx.nextNotCommentToken()
 	}
+	keyCol := key.GetToken().Position.Column
+	keyLine := key.GetToken().Position.Line
 
-	if tk.Column() == key.GetToken().Position.Column && p.isMapToken(tk) {
+	if tk.Column() == keyCol && p.isMapToken(tk) {
 		// in this case,
 		// ----
 		// key: <value does not defined>
@@ -628,7 +631,25 @@ func (p *parser) parseMapValue(ctx *context, key ast.MapKeyNode, colonTk *Token)
 		return newNullNode(ctx, ctx.insertNullToken(colonTk))
 	}
 
-	if tk.Column() < key.GetToken().Position.Column {
+	if tk.Line() == keyLine && tk.GroupType() == TokenGroupAnchorName &&
+		ctx.nextToken().Column() == keyCol && p.isMapToken(ctx.nextToken()) {
+		// in this case,
+		// ----
+		// key: &anchor
+		// next
+		group := &TokenGroup{
+			Type:   TokenGroupAnchor,
+			Tokens: []*Token{tk, ctx.createNullToken(tk)},
+		}
+		anchor, err := p.parseAnchor(ctx.withGroup(group), group)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		ctx.goNext()
+		return anchor, nil
+	}
+
+	if tk.Column() < keyCol {
 		// in this case,
 		// ----
 		//   key: <value does not defined>
@@ -636,6 +657,24 @@ func (p *parser) parseMapValue(ctx *context, key ast.MapKeyNode, colonTk *Token)
 		return newNullNode(ctx, ctx.insertNullToken(colonTk))
 	}
 
+	if tk.Line() == keyLine && tk.GroupType() == TokenGroupAnchorName &&
+		ctx.nextToken().Column() < keyCol {
+		// in this case,
+		// ----
+		//   key: &anchor
+		// next
+		group := &TokenGroup{
+			Type:   TokenGroupAnchor,
+			Tokens: []*Token{tk, ctx.createNullToken(tk)},
+		}
+		anchor, err := p.parseAnchor(ctx.withGroup(group), group)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		ctx.goNext()
+		return anchor, nil
+	}
+
 	value, err := p.parseToken(ctx, ctx.currentToken())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/parser/parser_test.go b/parser/parser_test.go
index 9493e2d9..14980b5a 100644
--- a/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -667,6 +667,20 @@ a:
   - |2
         b
     c: d
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			`
+a:
+ b: &anchor
+ c: &anchor2
+d: e
+`,
+			`
+a:
+ b: &anchor null
+ c: &anchor2 null
+d: e
 `,
 		},
 	}
@@ -939,6 +953,38 @@ foo:
   bar: null # comment
 
 baz: 1
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			`
+{
+	"apiVersion": "apps/v1",
+	"kind": "Deployment",
+	"metadata": {
+		"name": "foo",
+		"labels": {
+			"app": "bar"
+		}
+	},
+	"spec": {
+		"replicas": 3,
+		"selector": {
+			"matchLabels": {
+				"app": "bar"
+			}
+		},
+		"template": {
+			"metadata": {
+				"labels": {
+					"app": "bar"
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+`,
+			`
+{"apiVersion": "apps/v1", "kind": "Deployment", "metadata": {"name": "foo", "labels": {"app": "bar"}}, "spec": {"replicas": 3, "selector": {"matchLabels": {"app": "bar"}}, "template": {"metadata": {"labels": {"app": "bar"}}}}}
 `,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/parser/token.go b/parser/token.go
index be00c92b..9897492d 100644
--- a/parser/token.go
+++ b/parser/token.go
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ func createAnchorAndAliasTokenGroups(tokens []*Token) ([]*Token, error) {
 				},
 			}
 			valueTk := tokens[i+2]
+			if tk.Line() == valueTk.Line() && valueTk.Type() == token.SequenceEntryType {
+				return nil, errors.ErrSyntax("sequence entries are not allowed after anchor on the same line", valueTk.RawToken())
+			}
 			if tk.Line() == valueTk.Line() && isScalarType(valueTk) {
 				ret = append(ret, &Token{
 					Group: &TokenGroup{
diff --git a/scanner/context.go b/scanner/context.go
index 6898d082..92207786 100644
--- a/scanner/context.go
+++ b/scanner/context.go
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ func (c *Context) updateDocumentNewLineState() {
 	c.docLineIndentColumn = 0
 }
 
+func (c *Context) isIndentColumn(column int) bool {
+	if c.docFirstLineIndentColumn == 0 {
+		return column == 1
+	}
+	return c.docFirstLineIndentColumn > column
+}
+
 func (c *Context) addDocumentIndent(column int) {
 	if c.docFirstLineIndentColumn == 0 {
 		return
@@ -192,6 +199,16 @@ func (c *Context) addBuf(r rune) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Context) addBufWithTab(r rune) {
+	if len(c.buf) == 0 && r == ' ' {
+		return
+	}
+	c.buf = append(c.buf, r)
+	if r != ' ' {
+		c.notSpaceCharPos = len(c.buf)
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *Context) addOriginBuf(r rune) {
 	c.obuf = append(c.obuf, r)
 	if r != ' ' && r != '\t' {
diff --git a/scanner/scanner.go b/scanner/scanner.go
index ed432451..9dda5c9f 100644
--- a/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type Scanner struct {
 	indentLevel            int
 	isFirstCharAtLine      bool
 	isAnchor               bool
+	isAlias                bool
 	isDirective            bool
 	startedFlowSequenceNum int
 	startedFlowMapNum      int
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) progressLine(ctx *Context) {
 	s.indentNum = 0
 	s.isFirstCharAtLine = true
 	s.isAnchor = false
+	s.isAlias = false
 	s.isDirective = false
 	s.progress(ctx, 1)
 }
@@ -516,7 +518,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanWhiteSpace(ctx *Context) bool {
 	if ctx.isDocument() {
 		return false
 	}
-	if !s.isAnchor && !s.isFirstCharAtLine {
+	if !s.isAnchor && !s.isAlias && !s.isFirstCharAtLine {
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -528,6 +530,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanWhiteSpace(ctx *Context) bool {
 
 	s.addBufferedTokenIfExists(ctx)
 	s.isAnchor = false
+	s.isAlias = false
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -663,7 +666,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanDocument(ctx *Context, c rune) error {
 	} else if s.isFirstCharAtLine && c == ' ' {
 		ctx.addDocumentIndent(s.column)
 		s.progressColumn(ctx, 1)
-	} else if s.isFirstCharAtLine && c == '\t' {
+	} else if s.isFirstCharAtLine && c == '\t' && ctx.isIndentColumn(s.column) {
 		err := ErrInvalidToken(
 			token.Invalid(
 				"found a tab character where an indentation space is expected",
@@ -683,7 +686,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanDocument(ctx *Context, c rune) error {
 			return ErrInvalidToken(invalidTk)
 		}
 		ctx.updateDocumentNewLineInFolded(s.column)
-		ctx.addBuf(c)
+		ctx.addBufWithTab(c)
 		s.progressColumn(ctx, 1)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -717,7 +720,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanNewLine(ctx *Context, c rune) {
 
 	if ctx.isEOS() {
 		s.addBufferedTokenIfExists(ctx)
-	} else if s.isAnchor {
+	} else if s.isAnchor || s.isAlias {
 		s.addBufferedTokenIfExists(ctx)
 	}
 	if ctx.existsBuffer() && s.isFirstCharAtLine {
@@ -812,13 +815,19 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanFlowEntry(ctx *Context, c rune) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (s *Scanner) scanMapDelim(ctx *Context) bool {
+func (s *Scanner) scanMapDelim(ctx *Context) (bool, error) {
 	nc := ctx.nextChar()
-	if s.isDirective {
-		return false
+	if s.isDirective || s.isAnchor || s.isAlias {
+		return false, nil
 	}
 	if s.startedFlowMapNum <= 0 && nc != ' ' && nc != '\t' && !s.isNewLineChar(nc) && !ctx.isNextEOS() {
-		return false
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(string(ctx.obuf), " "), "\t") && !strings.HasPrefix(string(ctx.buf), "\t") {
+		invalidTk := token.Invalid("tab character cannot use as a map key directly", string(ctx.obuf), s.pos())
+		s.progressColumn(ctx, 1)
+		return false, ErrInvalidToken(invalidTk)
 	}
 
 	// mapping value
@@ -836,7 +845,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanMapDelim(ctx *Context) bool {
 	ctx.addToken(token.MappingValue(s.pos()))
 	s.progressColumn(ctx, 1)
 	ctx.clear()
-	return true
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 func (s *Scanner) scanDocumentStart(ctx *Context) bool {
@@ -908,14 +917,20 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanRawFoldedChar(ctx *Context) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (s *Scanner) scanSequence(ctx *Context) bool {
+func (s *Scanner) scanSequence(ctx *Context) (bool, error) {
 	if ctx.existsBuffer() {
-		return false
+		return false, nil
 	}
 
 	nc := ctx.nextChar()
-	if nc != 0 && nc != ' ' && !s.isNewLineChar(nc) {
-		return false
+	if nc != 0 && nc != ' ' && nc != '\t' && !s.isNewLineChar(nc) {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(string(ctx.obuf), " "), "\t") {
+		invalidTk := token.Invalid("tab character cannot use as a sequence delimiter", string(ctx.obuf), s.pos())
+		s.progressColumn(ctx, 1)
+		return false, ErrInvalidToken(invalidTk)
 	}
 
 	s.addBufferedTokenIfExists(ctx)
@@ -925,7 +940,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanSequence(ctx *Context) bool {
 	ctx.addToken(tk)
 	s.progressColumn(ctx, 1)
 	ctx.clear()
-	return true
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 func (s *Scanner) scanDocumentHeader(ctx *Context) (bool, error) {
@@ -1036,7 +1051,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanMapKey(ctx *Context) bool {
 	}
 
 	nc := ctx.nextChar()
-	if nc != ' ' {
+	if nc != ' ' && nc != '\t' {
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -1084,6 +1099,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanAlias(ctx *Context) bool {
 	ctx.addOriginBuf('*')
 	ctx.addToken(token.Alias(string(ctx.obuf), s.pos()))
 	s.progressColumn(ctx, 1)
+	s.isAlias = true
 	ctx.clear()
 	return true
 }
@@ -1107,6 +1123,11 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanReservedChar(ctx *Context, c rune) error {
 }
 
 func (s *Scanner) scanTab(ctx *Context, c rune) error {
+	if s.startedFlowSequenceNum > 0 || s.startedFlowMapNum > 0 {
+		// tabs character is allowed in flow mode.
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if !s.isFirstCharAtLine {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -1185,7 +1206,11 @@ func (s *Scanner) scan(ctx *Context) error {
 			if s.scanRawFoldedChar(ctx) {
 				continue
 			}
-			if s.scanSequence(ctx) {
+			scanned, err := s.scanSequence(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if scanned {
 				continue
 			}
 		case '[':
@@ -1201,7 +1226,11 @@ func (s *Scanner) scan(ctx *Context) error {
 				continue
 			}
 		case ':':
-			if s.scanMapDelim(ctx) {
+			scanned, err := s.scanMapDelim(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if scanned {
 				continue
 			}
 		case '|', '>':
diff --git a/yaml_test_suite_test.go b/yaml_test_suite_test.go
index 286becb7..c3ae3305 100644
--- a/yaml_test_suite_test.go
+++ b/yaml_test_suite_test.go
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ var failureTestNames = []string{
 	"aliases-in-flow-objects",
 	"aliases-in-explicit-block-mapping",
 	"aliases-in-implicit-block-mapping",
-	"allowed-characters-in-alias",
-	"anchor-before-sequence-entry-on-same-line",
-	"anchor-for-empty-node",
 	"anchor-plus-alias",
 	"anchors-in-mapping",
 	"anchors-with-colon-in-name",
@@ -156,13 +153,7 @@ var failureTestNames = []string{
 	"syntax-character-edge-cases/00",
 	"tab-at-beginning-of-line-followed-by-a-flow-mapping",
 	"tab-indented-top-flow",
-	"tabs-in-various-contexts/001",
-	"tabs-in-various-contexts/002",
-	"tabs-in-various-contexts/004",
-	"tabs-in-various-contexts/005",
-	"tabs-in-various-contexts/006",
-	"tabs-in-various-contexts/008",
-	"tabs-in-various-contexts/010",
+	"tabs-in-various-contexts/003",
 	"tabs-that-look-like-indentation/00",
 	"tabs-that-look-like-indentation/01",
 	"tabs-that-look-like-indentation/02",
@@ -178,7 +169,6 @@ var failureTestNames = []string{
 	"tags-in-explicit-mapping",
 	"tags-in-implicit-mapping",
 	"tags-on-empty-scalars",
-	"three-dashes-and-content-without-space",
 	"trailing-line-of-spaces/01",                       // last '\n' character is needed ?
 	"various-combinations-of-explicit-block-mappings",  // no json
 	"various-trailing-comments",                        // no json