The symbol was used before and during World War II by Imperial Japan’s military, particularly the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was used as propaganda, championing the culture of war. The flags ...

South Korea’s parliamentary committee for sports wants the so-called Rising Sun flag to be banned from venues at next year’s Tokyo Olympics as it is viewed in South Korea as a symbol of ...

On Sunday, UFC featherweight Chan Sung Jung aka "The Korean Zombie" released a public letter addressed to welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and his use of the Rising Sun symbol of Japan on ...

During the 19th century, the rising sun symbol became the flag of the Japanese military and was flown by the Japanese navy during World War Two. As a result, for many of the citizens of countries ...

During the performance, Adele displayed a collage on a large outdoor screen that included several images of the rising sun flag, a symbol associated with Japan’s military aggression during World ...

The rising sun flag dates to 1870 ... Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on a website dedicated to the flag as a symbol of Japanese culture, states that the flag is not an “expression ...

The origin of the Rising Sun symbol dates to 1870. For the Japanese, the flag is not an “expression of political or discriminatory assertions,” according to the Foreign Affairs ministry website.

The use of the imagery in Germany further shocks the Korean people and media outlets. The Rising Sun symbols hold the same meaning in Korea as does the Swastika in the German country. Both symbols ...

South Korea's parliamentary committee for sports wants the so-called Rising Sun flag to be banned from venues at next year's Tokyo Olympics as it is viewed in South Korea as a symbol of Japanese ...