Getty Images Japanese soldiers during WWII and the country's modern-day navy The rising sun flag has a similar red disc but with 16 red rays coming from it. Both flags have in fact been used for a ...

Japan actually has two rising sun flags, one of them is the national emblem, “nisshoki” or “hinomaru” which means the origin of the sun (red circle on a white background) and which causes ...

In one of the performances of her song, Rumour Has It, an image of the Rising Sun flag appeared in the backdrop on LED lights which hurt the sentiments of the Koreans. The screens are set to make ...