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 atrocities ...

But what if a flag is so offensive to some countries it sparks a whole movement to get it banned? That is what's happening with Japan's rising sun flag and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. And the ...

The Japanese war flag, or Rising Sun Flag, flies aboard a Japanese carrier before the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. (National Archives) Janice Cho's hands began to shake. Anger raged ...

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 ...

The Rising Flag Sun is flown aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Osumi LST-class amphibious transport dock ship Kunisaki, May 27, 2014, in Yokosuka, Japan. The flag's controversial ...

Japan withdrew from an international fleet review hosted by South Korea after Tokyo refused to accept Seoul’s demands not to hoist the “rising sun” flag. The episode reflects another flare ...

TOKYO – Japan announced Friday that it won't send a warship to an international fleet review hosted by South Korea next week after Seoul requested the removal of the Japanese navy's "rising sun ...

A Japanese warship will raise the Rising Sun flag during an upcoming multinational exercise in South Korea, Japan’s defense minister said Friday. The Maritime Self-Defense Force — Japan’s ...

SEOUL, South KoreaSEOUL, 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 ...

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 ...