A few dozen Cedar City residents got to view a rare piece of history on Friday when a Japanese flag signed by 189 American soldiers during World War II made its way to the library.

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 ...

A flag that was captured during this campaign is now on display at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot. ... where it rests alongside many other Japanese artifacts from all across history.

JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By. ... Though some in the country rejected their wartime associations, the Japanese government made the Hinomaru flag and "Kimigayo" anthem official 25 years ago.

Two Long Island collectors are turning over 41 flags carried by Japanese soldiers in World War II to a nonprofit that specializes in returning them to families of the soldiers in Japan.

His stepfather gave him a Japanese flag, apparently bloodstained and bullet-holed, back in 1963. ... “It’s history, but we don’t want to repeat it,” says Lee.

History | August 29, 2024. To Mark Japan’s Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow. In August 1945, John K. Bremyer ...

Like many World War II veterans, U.S. Army Cpl. Arthur G. Thompson, serving with the 117th Engineer Regiment, returned home with souvenirs from his time at war. Among them was a Japanese flag that ...