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 ...

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 and is comparable to the ...

I immediately recognized that the image on the poster was the Japanese imperial flag, otherwise known as the Rising Sun flag. I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. On a campus that strives ...

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 ...

That is why flying the flag at the Tokyo Olympics has caused an uproar demanding it is banned from the Games. Japan actually has two rising sun flags, one of them is the national emblem, ...

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 ...

Pop singer Adele faced criticism from her South Korean fans after using an image of the Japanese rising sun flag during a concert in Germany. In response to the backlash, Adele removed the image ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adele received backlash for the use of the Rising Sun Flag at the concert in Germany.(@Adele/X) Adele, who began one of the biggest tours had upset her fans on the first day of her show.

Here’s a look at the “rising sun" flag and the long-running unease it has caused in Northeast Asia. There are two rising sun flags associated with Japan, whose very name in Japanese means “t ...