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.

Breaking News Flag of Japanese soldier killed in WWII returned from U.S. By Mari Yamaguchi / Associated Press July 29, 2023 ...

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 ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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 ...

OLYMPIA — The flag of a father is going home to Japan, more than 68 years after it was retrieved from a cave during the bloody World War II battle for control of Okinawa.

Japan’s “rising sun” flag is raising anger at the Olympics, with some of the host nation’s neighbors calling for it to be banned during the Tokyo Games, which start Friday, July 23, 2021.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare will receive the flag and attempt to either track down the family members or return it to the soldier's hometown.

Now, Ventura resident Tom Hodges hopes the flag his father sent home during the war can be returned to the soldier’s family in Japan. Hodges, 85, had been trying to find someone to take the flag ...

The flag dispute can still flare, however, if anger among anti-Japan civic groups in the South draw a backlash among the Japanese public, says Lee Myon-woo, deputy head of the private Sejong ...