Land of the Rising Sun: Japan is referred to as the 'Land of the Rising Sun'. The name comes from the fact that Japan is in the far east, where the sun rises earlier than in many other parts of ...

The Rising Sun Flag is associated with Japan’s militarism and is immensely offensive to the Koreans. The use of the imagery in Germany further shocks the Korean people and media outlets.

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld an earlier ruling that found three college students guilty of holding an illegal protest near the Japanese ... The Rising Sun Flag, consisting of a red disc ...

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 ...

"I will bring the same embarrassment if that flag flutters again this time," he said. The rising sun has frequently appeared among Japanese audiences in international sports matches in the past.

A salute South Korean sailors rendered to the “rising sun” flag of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at a fleet review touched off an exchange Monday in Seoul between the nation’s ...

The Rising Sun flag, formerly used by the Japanese Imperial Army ... who had posted a photo of his girlfriend wearing a T-shirt with the Rising Sun flag design online. His actions drew harsh ...

The anniversary T-shirts with the pattern of the Rising Sun flag and faces of the four band members are on sale on the band's official website. The Korea Times National ...

With the Tokyo Olympics wrapping up this weekend, we’ve gotten an uncommon look at the Japanese culture ... Fukasaku’s “Under the Flag of the Rising Sun.” It details the journey of a ...

An extraordinary row has broken out at the Olympics after Japan vowed to keep flying its controversial Rising Sun flag - despite South Korea demanding it be taken down after they were forced to ...

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 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 ...