In September, South Korea requested the Japanese “rising sun” flag be banned from the event and are intensifying their efforts to get Japan to comply. To understand the hatred of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rock band Maroon 5 has been embroiled in controversy for using the design of a disputed Japanese Rising Sun flag in its world tour poster. The band recently announced through its official website ...

South Korea has formally asked the International Olympic Committee to ban the Japanese ``rising sun'' flag at next year's Tokyo Games, calling it a symbol of Japan's brutal wartime past and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Seoul: South Korea has asked the International Olympic Committee to bar Japan from using the "Rising Sun" flag at next year's Tokyo ...

Protesters tear holes in a Japanese rising sun flag in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on July 20, 2019. (Kyodo) BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A Chinese civilian group has asked the ...