"During World War Two, the company was making national flags for the war. The company boss told me he was so happy to make them for peace this time. It was truly significant for all Japanese to ...

The urgent request sought delivery of the flag from Perry ... appeared in local and national papers, usually courtesy of a ...

The Japanese flag, or Hinomaru, has links with Jimmu ... perfect if you’ve forgotten to do the dishes. The Japanese national anthem's lyrics are based on an ancient form of poetry.

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 1944, Japanese authorities forcibly evacuated ... family through a newspaper article last spring. He thought, “A national flag is tantamount to love of your homeland. I want to return the ...