Japan’s 'rising sun' flag is a focus of anger at the Tokyo Olympics, with some in the Koreas, China and other Asian nations calling for a ban.

Japan’s “rising sun” flag is a focus of anger at the Olympics, with some in the Koreas, China and other Asian nations calling for it to be banned.

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 ...

That is what's happening with Japan's rising sun flag and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. ... In 1905, Japan occupied Korea as a protectorate, and five years later as a full-fledged colony.

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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2012, photo, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) escort ship Kurama, left, navigates behind destroyer Yudachi, with a rising sun flag, during a fleet review in water ...

Japan’s “rising sun” flag is raising anger at the Olympics, with some of the host nation’s neighbors calling for it to be banned during the Tokyo Games, which start Friday, July 23, 2021 ...

That’s when Japan’s imperial navy used it as its official flag as the nation colonized the Korean Peninsula and invaded or occupied China and other Asian countries until its World War II ...