SEOUL — Japan considers the “rising sun” flag part of its history. But some in the Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan’s wartime atrocities ...

Japan considers the "rising sun" flag part of its history. But some in the Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan's wartime atrocities and is comparable to the ...

There are two rising sun flags associated with Japan, whose very name in Japanese means "the sun's origin." One is the country's national flag, called "nisshoki," or "hinomaru," which has a red ...

SEOUL – Japan considers the “rising sun” flag part of its history. But some in the Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan’s wartime atrocities ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan considers the “rising sun” flag part of its history. But some in the Koreas, China and other Asian countries say the flag is a reminder of Japan’s wartime ...

the single red sun dot and the one with red lines streaming out from the sun. That’s the one some countries have problems with still. I’d say it’d be better if it wasn’t used. What I find offensive is ...

The most infamous emblem of the horrors of wartime Japan, the Rising Sun flag, was never banned, and it still flies today. Much like the Confederate battle flag, which was used by several ...

“I believe the Japanese government is well aware that the Rising Sun flag is viewed by neighboring nations as a symbol of (Japanese) imperialism and militarism,” Kim said on Tuesday, adding ...

“I believe the Japanese government is well aware that the Rising Sun flag is viewed by neighboring nations as a symbol of (Japanese) imperialism and militarism,” Kim said on Tuesday, adding ...

It is that before and during World War II, the Rising Sun Flag was used by the Imperial Japanese military, as a symbol of Japanese imperialism, and that like the Nazi flag—the hakenkreuz, ...