The rising sun flag is dear to the Japanese and part of its history. However, for the two Koreas, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, and other Asian nations, it is a symbol of the war atrocities committed ...

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 ...

A Japanese flag finally returns home, 80 years after World War II “I started to realize a while back that maybe it wasn’t the best home decor,” said Scott Stein, ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year's well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. ... while others waved small paper Japanese flags.

Japanese emperor and his family greet flag-waving crowd at the palace for New Year's Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers ...