The National Interest

Japanese Flags Over Honolulu? Here’s How Imperial Japan Could Have Won World War II

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Japan needed to make the cost of surrender less than the cost of total war for America. Let’s face it. Imperial Japan stood next to no chance of winning a fight to ...
The Korea Herald

Claims continue against use of Imperial Japan’s Rising Sun flag

While Steven Yeun’s “flag controversy” has yet to settle down, a music video from Puerto Rican singer Ozuna also stands accused of using the disputed symbol of the former Japanese Empire. Seo ...
Stars and Stripes

Raising the Rising Sun: Japanese warship expected to fly naval ensign in South Korea

A Japanese warship will raise the Rising Sun flag during an upcoming multinational exercise in South Korea, Japan’s defense minister said Friday. The Maritime Self-Defense Force — Japan’s navy — “will ...
The National Interest

Why Do Flags (Like the Confederate Flag) Matter? Japan Offers an Answer

On Friday July 10, 2015, after a week of emotional debate between legislators, the Confederate flag came down on the South Carolina State House grounds. I may not be an expert on the Confederate flag ...
Los Angeles Times

Why Japan’s ‘rising sun’ flag is provoking anger among some at the Olympics

SEOUL — 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 ...