In September, South Korea requested the Japanese “rising sun” flag be banned from the event and are intensifying The 2020 Summer Olympics is to be held in Tokyo beginning July 24 through Aug. 9.

The rising sun flag is dear to the Japanese and part of its history. However, for the two Koreas, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, and other Asian nations, it is a symbol of the war atrocities committed ...

No official reason has been announced for the change, but the most likely explanation is that Capcom wants to avoid a negative reaction in other parts of Asia to the rising sun imagery. Particularly ...

The rising sun flag has a similar red disc but with 16 red rays coming from it. Both flags have in fact been used for a long time, dating back centuries. During the 19th Century, the rising sun ...

In this July 20, 2019, file photo, protesters tear a Japanese rising sun flag during a rally denouncing the Japanese government’s decision on their exports to South Korea in front of Japanese ...

The Rising Sun flag may be widespread and symbolic in Japan, but this in no way means that the crimes against humanity associated with the flag’s symbolization of Japanese imperialism should be ...

Pop singer Adele faced criticism from her Korean fans after using an image of the Japanese Rising Sun flag during a concert in Germany.