remains the Rising Sun Flag used by various feudal warlords since the 17th century and officially adopted by the Empire of Japan in the late 19th century. The flag is a potent reminder of Japan's ...

Just a flag - or a symbol of imperial terror? Fans cheering in a stadium and waving a flag is a staple sight at any international sports event. But what if a flag is so offensive to some countries ...

My paternal grandfather was born in 1931, to a Korea occupied by the Empire of Japan ... was the combination of South Korea and Japan’s flags: the large red circle from Japan’s national ...

An earlier request, filed by South Korean Olympic officials to the Japanese organising committee, was rejected by Tokyo on the grounds the flag is not a political statement and “is not viewed as ...