In One Piece, the Jolly Roger is a banner of freedom. This month in Indonesia, it’s a protest symbol challenging President ...

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 ...

Text: HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Japan -- Tatsuya Yasue buried his face into the flag and smelled it. Then he held the 93-year-old hands that brought this treasure home, and kissed them.

HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, JAPAN—Tatsuya Yasue buried his face into the flag and smelled it. Then he held the 93-year-old hands that brought this treasure home, and kissed them.

When Keegan Messing noticed there was no flag display during the national anthem at the 2019 Autumn Classic International, the Canadian figure skater unfurled the Japanese flag and held it up for ...

Saber fencer Misaki Emura, right, and breaker Shigeyuki "Shigekix" Nakarai, flag bearers of Team Japan, pose for a photo prior to the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, on ...

Japanese emperor and his family greet flag-waving crowd at the palace for New Year's Show all 8 ...

Bernard Stein never talked about his combat experiences in Southeast Asia during World War II, but he’d brought the flag home as a war trophy after fighting with the U.S. Army’s 38th Infantry ...

Scott Stein mailed the flag to the OBON Society, which, after years of research, tracked down Hiyama's only surviving child, Tsukasa Hiyama, an 81-year-old man living on the Japanese island of Honshu.