After being labeled an “enemy alien” during World War II, Hiroshi Miyamura later served his country with distinction — ...

An anti-Japan protester tears a Japanese Rising Sun flag during a rally outside the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong on Aug. 16, 2012. Protesters were demanding that the Japanese government ...

Japan’s 'rising sun' flag is a focus of anger at the Tokyo Olympics, with some in the Koreas, China and other Asian nations calling for a ban.

Japan’s “rising sun” flag is a focus of anger at the Olympics, with some in the Koreas, China and other Asian nations calling for it to be banned.

Japan has officially pulled out of joint naval drills with fellow U.S. ally South Korea after Tokyo refused to remove its military flag, a symbol associated with Japanese imperialism throughout ...

Japan skips South Korea naval show after Seoul protests use of Japanese naval Rising Sun flag. Accessibility links. Skip to main content; Skip to main Navigation; ...

Caldwell returned the flag to Consul General of Japan, Toyoei Shigeeda, at the Consulate-General of Japan at Honolulu. The flag was previously in the possession of Caldwell's great uncle, ...

Inspired Life A Japanese flag finally returns home, 80 years after World War II “I started to realize a while back that maybe it wasn’t the best home decor,” said Scott Stein, who donated ...

3) The dimensions of the national flag are extremely specific. The length and height must be at a ratio of 3 to 2 and the red circle must be exactly centered and 3/5 the width of the flag. 4) The flag ...

Allied troops traded for the flags or took them as souvenirs, sometimes from dead Japanese soldiers. More than 50,000 flags are thought to remain in the United States, some in museums and personal ...

It's still Japan's navy flag, used by the Maritime Self-Defense Force and, in a slightly modified version, by the Ground-Self Defense Force since 1954.